Were you assigned chores to do when you were growing up? I was.... My job was to dust.. Gosh to this day I hate to dust. I really don't think that the reason I hate to dust is because that was my CHORE as a child. I know plenty of people that hate to dust.. though I don't think anyone hates it as much as I do.

I wish my chore would of been vacuuming or washing floors but I never did either of those all of the time that I lived at home. As a child I never was expected to do dishes either. I must admit that I really don't mind doing any of those.... but I sure hate to dust.

I think kids should be assigned age appropriate chores. "Helping out" just seems like a good thing to teach your children.

One of the first things that you should decide is, are you going to pay your children an allowance in return for doing chores. If you pay them a set amount a week for doing what has been assigned and they do "EXTRA" to earn a bit more that might give them an incentive to "Help Out" ever more.

Of course this will only work if they do..... if you simply pass out the money from the money tree when ever they ask I don't believe that your children will get the concept that your trying to teach them of..... "Helping Out" means MONEY!

A 4 year old child certainly shouldn't be expected to do the same chores as a 10 year old. You should design a list of chores that are appropriate to your children's age. If you write out this list you can easily keep track of progress and reward jobs well done with GOLD STARS!

Chores can be as simple as picking up toys and putting them in the toy box. Start small, get kids in the habit of simply "helping Out". As your children age the chores that your assigning to them should be changing as well. Always keeping them age appropriate.

It is always a good idea to show your children how to do the chores that your asking them to do. Work with them the first time.. showing them exactly what is expected. After you have worked with your child and they know what is expected of them you will have to follow up to make sure that they have been done.

If the chores were not done as you had hoped they would be you should point this out to them. Don't make a BIG deal out of it..... just bring it to their attention. Remember these are children and they are just learning.

Asking a child to "Help Out" one day and then not ask again for a few weeks is not being consistent. Your children need guidance and a plan to follow.. after all you are their teacher in every way. When you assign your children chores to do you should allow them to take responsibility to DO THEM..... If you have chosen to give them an allowance you should do so only if the chores have been done to the best of the child's ability. Passing out the allowance and the chore is not done correctly is teaching them NOTHING....

You may have to try different things to get your children in the habit of doing chores. You will of course need to do what works best for your own family. The thing to remember is to be consistent with your teaching.. and always remember these are children and they are just learning.

You can read other articles like this on my blog Kids and Goal Setting, Teaching your children about visualization, goal setting, money and The Law of Attraction