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The Heidi St. John Podcast

Chores and Children

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2014

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Are you training your kids to help around the house? Several months ago, I put a chore-chart from my friend Toni (The Happy Housewife) on Facebook at The Busy Mom and went about my day. I forgot about it, actually. I thought that moms would love this handy chart, and that people would think, “Yes! Chores for children!”

Boy was I wrong.

I was amazed at how much controversy this little chore-chart generated. Before the end of the day I was called "abusive" and "lazy" for requiring my children to be active participants in our home. And we don't even live on a farm! My children are working inside our house doing the things that people who live in houses do: they are cleaning, cooking, tidying.. and yes, they're playing too.

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0:44.0

Hey, busy moms. Are you training your children to help you around the house? Hey, I'm Heidi St. John. And I want to talk to you about well-trained children today because they are not only a

0:49.3

blessing to their parents, they are better equipped for life as adults. I put a chore chart from my friend Tony up at

0:57.6

the busy mom on Facebook, and I thought, oh, this is a nothing, you know, people will, of course,

1:02.2

everyone will be like, yes, chores for your children. I was amazed at how much controversy this

1:09.3

little chore chart chart generated.

1:16.3

But here's a thing, teaching your children to help around the house is actually a biblical principle.

1:22.9

In Proverbs 226, the Bible says, train up a child in the way he should go.

1:25.9

And when he's old, he won't depart from it.

1:28.4

So for just a minute, I want to give you, throw out some ideas of things that might be age appropriate

1:31.8

for your children.

1:32.9

Did you know that toddlers, even the ages of two and three,

1:36.3

can help you around the house?

1:38.3

And what's more, at that age?

1:40.1

I'm telling you what?

1:40.9

They like to help you.

1:42.4

So take advantage of it while they still like it.

1:45.6

They can pick up and put away toys.

1:48.1

They can help you unload the dishwasher.

1:50.8

They can dust with a feathered duster or a rag.

1:53.9

You know, this is one mom really got upset.

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