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At what age should kids be able to...
1. dress themselves (without being told every time).:
2. bathe/shower themselves.
3. cut their own food (like an enchillada not a steak)
4. wipe themselves after going to the bathroom.
5. do their chores with only occassional reminders.
6. remember what things are called, like peas or a mop.
1)I teached them to do this as soon as possible ; I love that happy smile on a kids face , telling ye : "look mommy , I did this all by myself !!!!"[/color]
2)bath : not before they were 6 !! A bath can be quite slippery !! Shower : same age !! The possibility to get shampoo in their eyes , it scared me !!
3)I let them do this rather early . No sharp knives of course !!
4)I learned this from the beginning . Of course , you get some dirty underwear sometimes , but that's how kids learn , hey!!
5)I always gave them chores . Little ones at young age , larger ones when they grew up . It is a good way to teach them some responsibility!!
6)I used the correct words from the beginning . So now green balls , but peas , no chica-train , but just "train" !!
Success !!
1. dress themselves (without being told every time).:
2. bathe/shower themselves.
3. cut their own food (like an enchillada not a steak)
4. wipe themselves after going to the bathroom.
5. do their chores with only occassional reminders.
6. remember what things are called, like peas or a mop.
1)I teached them to do this as soon as possible ; I love that happy smile on a kids face , telling ye : "look mommy , I did this all by myself !!!!"[/color]
2)bath : not before they were 6 !! A bath can be quite slippery !! Shower : same age !! The possibility to get shampoo in their eyes , it scared me !!
3)I let them do this rather early . No sharp knives of course !!
4)I learned this from the beginning . Of course , you get some dirty underwear sometimes , but that's how kids learn , hey!!
5)I always gave them chores . Little ones at young age , larger ones when they grew up . It is a good way to teach them some responsibility!!
6)I used the correct words from the beginning . So now green balls , but peas , no chica-train , but just "train" !!
Success !!
