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[Irshgrl31201]

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@ROMARY wrote:

Irishgirl:   It warms my heart to watch helpful youngsters!  Just think of how great he feels, accomplishing a task or chore!   Probably the same feeling we have after we have vacuumed our carpeting, or washed our car, etc.  That fresh feeling of doing something 'right'.  Or at the very least of just doing 'something', rather than nothing at all; which, sometimes might be slightly subconsciously depressing for some children. Laying around, doing absolutely nothing isn't a good thing, imo.   Summary:  Good for this young man!    Sending hugs to him and other ambitious youngsters!

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Hey @ROMARY, how are you doing? He does love helping and it is so obvious after he has done something, how proud he is. It is essential IMO to give young kids chores. There is a list I saw a while back that gave chores that are age appropriate for 2yrs and up. His other chore that he loves is after I go to Costco (he always goes with me) is that he unloads the toilet paper, paper towels and napkins and stacks them in the appropriate closet. The minute we walk in the door from Costco, he says ok GG I have to do my chores and put them away. I NEVER have to even mention it, he brings it up every time. It is so funny. When he is done I always praise him and say wow, you are such a big boy what would GG do without you, you help me so much. He just eats that up. Thanks!! You're a sweetheart!

[momtochloe]

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@Irshgrl31201 wrote:

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@ROMARY wrote:

Irishgirl:   It warms my heart to watch helpful youngsters!  Just think of how great he feels, accomplishing a task or chore!   Probably the same feeling we have after we have vacuumed our carpeting, or washed our car, etc.  That fresh feeling of doing something 'right'.  Or at the very least of just doing 'something', rather than nothing at all; which, sometimes might be slightly subconsciously depressing for some children. Laying around, doing absolutely nothing isn't a good thing, imo.   Summary:  Good for this young man!    Sending hugs to him and other ambitious youngsters!

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Hey @ROMARY, how are you doing? He does love helping and it is so obvious after he has done something, how proud he is. It is essential IMO to give young kids chores. There is a list I saw a while back that gave chores that are age appropriate for 2yrs and up. His other chore that he loves is after I go to Costco (he always goes with me) is that he unloads the toilet paper, paper towels and napkins and stacks them in the appropriate closet. The minute we walk in the door from Costco, he says ok GG I have to do my chores and put them away. I NEVER have to even mention it, he brings it up every time. It is so funny. When he is done I always praise him and say wow, you are such a big boy what would GG do without you, you help me so much. He just eats that up. Thanks!! You're a sweetheart!

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@Irshgrl31201 thank you for warming my heart on a cool evening.  Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story about your grandson as it made my whole weekend.  You are a wonderful mother and now grandmother my friend . . . 

[Irshgrl31201]

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@momtochloe wrote:

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@Irshgrl31201 wrote:

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@ROMARY wrote:

Irishgirl:   It warms my heart to watch helpful youngsters!  Just think of how great he feels, accomplishing a task or chore!   Probably the same feeling we have after we have vacuumed our carpeting, or washed our car, etc.  That fresh feeling of doing something 'right'.  Or at the very least of just doing 'something', rather than nothing at all; which, sometimes might be slightly subconsciously depressing for some children. Laying around, doing absolutely nothing isn't a good thing, imo.   Summary:  Good for this young man!    Sending hugs to him and other ambitious youngsters!

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Hey @ROMARY, how are you doing? He does love helping and it is so obvious after he has done something, how proud he is. It is essential IMO to give young kids chores. There is a list I saw a while back that gave chores that are age appropriate for 2yrs and up. His other chore that he loves is after I go to Costco (he always goes with me) is that he unloads the toilet paper, paper towels and napkins and stacks them in the appropriate closet. The minute we walk in the door from Costco, he says ok GG I have to do my chores and put them away. I NEVER have to even mention it, he brings it up every time. It is so funny. When he is done I always praise him and say wow, you are such a big boy what would GG do without you, you help me so much. He just eats that up. Thanks!! You're a sweetheart!

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@Irshgrl31201 thank you for warming my heart on a cool evening.  Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story about your grandson as it made my whole weekend.  You are a wonderful mother and now grandmother my friend . . . 

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Oh @momtochloe, thank you so much!! How have you been my friend? I haven't been on here a whole bunch lately so haven't gotten to chat with you. How is everything going?