There is nothing wrong in telling your child to help you in house chores. Assigning teenagers some of the work that they can do easily is going to help them to understand, appreciate the hard work that a mom does. It helps them to prepare for future and teaches the importance of contributing to community too. If you are worried what chores you can assign to adolescent here are few tasks list you can think of.

1. Organizing their belongings
2. Doing their laundry -washing and folding- Have them separate colors
3. Dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping
4. Helping to set table for dinner
5. Washing dishes
6. Cleaning kitchen counter tops
7. Taking care of trash and recycle
8. Keep things back in refrigerator
9. Taking care of pets – walking and feeding pets
10. Scrubbing sink, bathtub
11. Washing car and removing trash from car
12. Getting ready with their school lunch – packing lunch
13. Helping in garden – removing weeds, leaves
14. Bringing certain grocery from the shop
15. Making their bed
16. Helping younger siblings and making sure they complete homework

Talk to children and direct them how to do these chores, Give them some house cleaning tips. Make them understand the importance of completing these tasks. Doing house work and helping parents brings confidence and they feel valued. In addition, it helps parents to focus on other important tasks that might need their attention.

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