Create a Chore Chart for a Special Needs Child
Allowing her to help with chores will teach her that she is more than capable of helping out.
Like every parent does, you want your child to learn the value of responsibility. While disabilities may impede a youngster from participating in a lot of household chores, many children with special needs are more than capable of helping out and will benefit substantially from the praise and positive reinforcement offered by the experience.Items you will needPoster boardChore pictures or markersMagnetsPicture magnetsStep 1
Create a realistic chore list your youngster is capable of performing. If you're currently unsure of the extent of your child's abilities, get
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Make one horizontal line for each chore and one vertical line for each day of the week as well as one wide space to write the chore. Leave a large blank space at the bottom for reward information.Step 4
Draw or glue pictures in the chore spaces. If your youngster has visual difficulties, make the pictures simple, bright and big. Make each chore a different color. For example, draw a picture of toys on the floor with a green marker and a picture of a laundry basket with a blue marker. This helps your child learn to associate the chore with the color, thus providing a visual connection between the chart and the chore.Step 5
Attach the chore chart to the refrigerator. Use some magnets around the outer edges to keep it in place.Step 6
Find some magnets with pictures of rewards, such as a particular toy, an ice cream cone to symbolize a trip to the ice cream shop, or a movie cover to symbolize some extra television time.Step 7
Help your child get started on his regular chores and then put a magnet up on the corresponding day of the week to show off his accomplishment. When you reach the end of the day or the end of the week, let him cash in those magnets for his
They constantly needed me to motivate them to get to work. It became entirely exhausting continually reminding them to stay focused on their tasks, rather than mingle amongst themselves. It was apparent they wanted to do what they wanted to do and not mind me. The kids clearly decided beforehand not to help out because there was nothing in it for them. Jane Smiley wrote an essay entitled, “The Case Against Chores,” where she argued that kids should not do chores, rather she suggested to give the kids time and eventually they will find something they want to do. This rationale is limiting the child from ever becoming responsible for himself. It places the child in the driver's seat to determine what he considers to be worthwhile work. However, many times in life or on a mission trip, we are expected to serve others and if a child is not initially trained to do something from a level of love, then they will not do anything. Like my mission trip, the majority of the kids acted irresponsibly simply because they expected something in return and could not act from a place of
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not get paid for chores but if parents feel the need to pay them thats fine. There
Parents have to become more aware of the affect they are having on their children when they do no implement chores into a child’s day to day activities. Chores help establish good work ethics in which children will need as they grow into adult life. Proverbs 22:6 says “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6 King James Version). Chores should not be looked at as the leftover job a parent does not want to do but more as experiences and learning lessons that carry on with a child throughout life.
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When I was young, I had my own agenda and things I thought were most important in my life. I had everything in order and I knew exactly what I wanted to do and when to do it. I did, however, have my daily chores. I had smaller chores like cleaning my room or helping put dishes in the sink starting around six years old. As I got older my chore list became longer which included washing dishes, sweeping the floor, feeding our dogs, and general cleaning. I had four siblings in my household so they were all divided among us. At the time, I did not know how much I was learning from these duties. The many lessons chores taught me was not necessarily obvious to me until I became an adult and was living on my own. If you were to ask most children or teenagers how doing chores and other household work would benefit them they would probably not believe there was any advantage for their future. As a teenager they may need more motivation or discipline in order to get them to even attempt their duties.
It is a child's responsibility to do their own chores that they are assigned. Chores teach children responsibility and respect towards parents and guardians, But, chores will also make less time for kids to relax, participate in extracurricular activities, and play with friends and family. They will make kids more stressed, which will make them rush on important things that should be taken time on. Therefore, children should not have
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