Many times we want to rush and clean up a mess our toddler made. Before you do that think about this... If I clean up the mess and I teaching my toddler how to clean up?
Depending on the mess have your toddler clean up with you. If it's a spill take a wipe and give her one and you take one. After a while you will see she will get a wipe herself to clean up her spill. Or if you are rushing and she wants to help she may fuss at you because she wants to assist.
Putting away toys is anther activity she can assist you with. In fact you can sing the clean up song. If you don't know the song there are different versions on Youtube but with your toddler just learning language I use the most basic, she will start singing the song with you over time. Here it goes, "clean up clean up, everybody do your share clean up clean up everybody do your share". Sing this as you are doing the cleaning up with her.
These are the beginning stages of developing work ethic
If you don't start now later you will have a challenge when it is time for them to help around the house or doing other "work" type activities. One day I witnessed a family I know well racking leaves and the children were inside watching tv or playing a video game. My son actually was observing the parents and then he started to help and their youngest daughter helped too. I asked the parents how come the children are not helping, the mom said because they will just make a mess.
The age range of the sons are 9 - 16 years old.
Be well
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Depending on the mess have your toddler clean up with you. If it's a spill take a wipe and give her one and you take one. After a while you will see she will get a wipe herself to clean up her spill. Or if you are rushing and she wants to help she may fuss at you because she wants to assist.
Putting away toys is anther activity she can assist you with. In fact you can sing the clean up song. If you don't know the song there are different versions on Youtube but with your toddler just learning language I use the most basic, she will start singing the song with you over time. Here it goes, "clean up clean up, everybody do your share clean up clean up everybody do your share". Sing this as you are doing the cleaning up with her.
These are the beginning stages of developing work ethic
If you don't start now later you will have a challenge when it is time for them to help around the house or doing other "work" type activities. One day I witnessed a family I know well racking leaves and the children were inside watching tv or playing a video game. My son actually was observing the parents and then he started to help and their youngest daughter helped too. I asked the parents how come the children are not helping, the mom said because they will just make a mess.
The age range of the sons are 9 - 16 years old.
Be well
Follow us on Twitter @KinderSuccess
Like us on Facebook kindergartenSuccess
www.SabreeEducationServices.com
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