Fun instead of mandatory - So happy to help children in the household
"My children need help in the household." Again and again I hear this sentence, which is usually announced by mothers proud. What disturbs me personally at this sentence is the word "shall". Why is so proud to compel others to something they do not want to seem? Helping in the household is of course desirable and necessary, but if it would mostly happen voluntarily, that would be much better, right? 
Small children help you in everything you do in the course of the day in her presence. My 1.5-year-old godson is for example quite often with a rag through the apartment and makes everything clean and my 4-year-old nephew loves to clean the windows. Dry, sort boxes in sweep, cut, stir the pot, pour Flowers ... Small children will love all these duties, they perform meticulously and with devotion to the cause.
And right now, it is important to encourage them. What do they have a sense of achievement. This means that you praise the children and sometimes even expressed to both eyes when the results are considered for anything but optimal. In no case should now point to correct the deficiencies or completed task and then optimize. While working, but you can tell now and tricks with which the whole thing works even better.
If one now proves patience, you will benefit later. Initially, for example, cooking with Tim has lasted almost twice as long now (currently Tim is 12 years), he cooks with passion rather than out of duty alone often have lunch or we cook together. Since then he has discovered his love for the scraps and cutting with high-quality knives, it also ensures that they are always cut perfectly.
Even among many other things he is now a real help. Overall, however, we have found that we prefer to work together with the most fun to do rather than divide them as duties.
