With many Americans still working and learning from home, now is the perfect opportunity to empower kids to help around the house with a 5-minute chore chart. Maid Right, one of the nation’s leading residential and commercial cleaning service franchises with 20 locations, including one in Katy, shares tips to get kids motivated to help out around the house.
Make it Visual
Use a bulletin board to create a colorful, fun visual list of each chore, paired with each reward, to get kids excited to play. Implementing a cleaning and chore chart that’s interactive helps establish boundaries and responsibilities at an early age. Parents can choose to assign higher rewards to less desirable chores, like cleaning toilets. The key is not to start with the highest prize, but to enact the system of cleaning into their regular routine.
Create Fun Rewards
Not all rewards have to be cash prizes. Think of fun perks like a later bedtime, an extra book at bedtime, a small toy at the grocery store, an ice cream date or picking the family dinner one night. Be creative—and get your child involved in building and discussing their responsibilities and what rewards will motivate them.
Be Age-Appropriate
Make sure that the chores you include won’t frustrate your kids. It’s important to build the chore chart based on age. Break down tasks from complex to simple, so, the younger the age, the simpler the chore assignment. For example, consider assigning the younger child to put clothes in the hamper, and an older, taller sibling to wipe down the counters.
Change It Up
Over time, as your children master each chore, add on new (more difficult) chores and different prizes to keep them engaged. Establish a standardized set of chores but allow them to progress by building on that responsibility over time. Most importantly, mix it up and make it fun!
Use these tips from Maid Right’s cleaning experts to help kids of all ages get motivated to do their chores and make meaningful contributions to the household.
ABOUT MAID RIGHT:
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, Maid Right is one of the nation’s leading residential and commercial cleaning service franchises. Maid Right was acquired by Premium Service Brands in 2018 and has since grown to over 20 locations with plans to nearly double in size by the end of 2020. Known for its reliable and consistent service, Maid Right has made a name for itself through the use of safer, healthier, and greener products, all which are non-toxic, fully eco-friendly and biodegradable, including the brand’s proprietary MR Shield® disinfectant, which fights contagions in the home with the most advanced disinfection system in the industry. For more information about franchising opportunities with Maid Right, visit: https://www.premiumservicebrands.com/maid-right/.