Quote From: punkbabiesHave you tried some sort of positive reinforcement? I have a three-year-old and a two-year-old, both boys. They both make their beds every morning and they both help me clean up after dinner. They scrape plates and help me load the dishwasher. On the weekends they help me dust and do some other little things. They both have marble jars. I got two little jars and let them decorate them with stickers and other things. Then they got to pick out which color of marbles they wanted. They get marbles for the things they do. Like, if they do all of their morning stuff without too much resistance then they both get three marbles. Now, they don't do the things 'my' way, but I just had to let go of that. They are learning to help and are really proud of the fact that they made their bed or that they helped mom with dinner. When they get a certain number of marbles then they get a reward. Hope this helps!
I have to vaccum in secret, as my 3 yr old considers it HIS job. <grin> And mostly I let him do it, but sometimes I just need to do it a little faster and a little better job. So thats when It's my turn to help and his turn to have a rest. hehe.
But finding jobs they liked to do and then letting that be their turf, sometimes asking if I can help them... It gives them a real feeling of being important and there's nothing like that to keep motivation running.
