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Teaching your toddler to do chores

Cleaning up toys

Cleaning up toys is a great chore to start with because it can be easy and fun.

Once your child is about 1 year old, he or she can start helping you put toys away after playtime. At this stage, you want chores to be fun, so let your toddler know when it is time to clean up, and add some sort of fun ritual to the process — you could sing a song or make amusing faces and sounds. This way, your child will start learning to look forward to this new chore!

Reviewed by Dr. Kristie Rivers, September 2020

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