Kids doing chores. Quite frankly it's the moment I've been waiting for as a parent. I carried my kids around for nine months, birthed them, nursed them, and changed thousands of their diapers. I've been peed on, spit upon, and snotted upon, and now it's time for them to start giving something back.
My 2.5-year-old clears her dishes from the table (with help) and puts her dirty clothes in the hamper (with help). My 4.5-year-old does those things plus fetches the morning paper from the front porch, makes her bed, and helps to set the table.
That's why this cute virtual chore board caught my eye. So far my kids do their chores because they enjoy helping, but there might come a time when need a little extrinsic help to be intrinsically motivated. The Reward Board not only helps to manage chores but helps kids with goal setting, calendar skills, and money sense all while teaching them to be more responsible.
Now if I could only teach my kids to mix me a martini that'd be worth at least five stars.
