Level 4 Tasks: Practical Tips and Tricks

Do your children master all the level 3 tasks of our magnetos very well ? They have reached the age of eight or nine and are ready to take on new challenges? Here are the new household chores they are now able to do:

• Sort clothes
• Make cookies/muffins
• Fold towels and clothes
• Take out the trash and recycling
• Store groceries
• Empty the dishwasher
• Clean his room
• Clean the table
• Setting and clearing the table
• Feed the animals and take the dog out
• Wash fruits/vegetables
• Water the plants and maintain the garden
• Dust and sweep
• Pick up the mail
• Maintain the garden
• Do the drying-up
  
  

If your children have been actively involved in household chores from a very young age, they are probably already very independent and need less and less of your help to accomplish their various little tasks. Here are some tips that will allow you to further develop their autonomy and encourage their full collaboration :

• At this age, it's time to develop your children's pro-activity and get them to take the initiative in doing household chores on their own. To do this, at the start of the week, place all the magnets of the tasks to be accomplished on a table of household chores and ask your children to choose one each day.
• Children are often naturally attracted to the kitchen by making cookies, muffins or any other dessert; to make it easier for them and allow them to prepare delicious snacks for the whole family, remember to store all the baking essentials in one place : measuring cups and spoons, muffin and cake pans, spatulas, basic ingredients (flour , baking powder, cocoa, etc.), etc.
• If your child tidies up his room in a hurry and the cleaning leaves something to be desired, make sure he follows each of the steps to achieve for a tidy room thanks to this practical door hanger !
  
  

Does your child grumble when you ask him to walk the dog he's been begging you to have for years? If you haven't done so yet, complete the pet adoption contract with him, which will remind him of the commitments made when you made the decision to welcome an animal into your home:

Pet adoption contract

If your child goes around in circles too often for your taste, offer him when he is bored to accomplish a task that can be done in just five minutes ! Find a host of useful suggestions on this little combination that you can keep preciously in your family organization binder so you can easily take it out when the time is right:

Five-Minute Tasks

Are you looking for other tips to promote the autonomy of your little ones? We have created for you a complete autonomy course, available exclusively for our Family Heads! You can there discover all the actions that your child is able to accomplish on their own, according to their age and level of development , in all spheres of daily life, in addition to a host of tools practices to help. You will discover that at the age of eight or nine, the child is now able to:

Feed

• Help prepare lunches

Clothing

• Choose your clothes appropriately

Hygiene care

• Wash completely independently

Participation in domestic life

• Help make small repairs using the appropriate tools
• Prepare your own luggage

Temporal structure

• Indicate day, month and year
• Read the time and use it to locate daily events

Environmental education

• Lower the temperature of the thermostats

Financial education

• Make small purchases and calculate change
• Understand what a bank account is for

Social landmarks

• Know the place of religion in your life