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http://www.popsugar.com/moms/How-Teach-Your-Toddler-Responsibility-42208741#comments
I thought this was interesting, I feel I should have done this with my 8 year old nephew. He flips out when I ask him to put his stuff up. Were my 4 year old nephew does so much on his own and doesn't even complain. I'm not sure his mom would have ever been on board. But I might start doing this with the baby.Everything we do for you, you have to help.
- Need a diaper change? You throw away the diaper. Exceptions made for diarrhea.
- Just had a bath? Put your soiled clothes in the laundry bin.
- Need your milk? Hold your own bottle.
- Want to go out? Take your shoes out of the cupboard and put them on.
- Bedtime? Prepare your own bed.
- Want a bedtime story? There's the pile of books; bring us the one you want.
- Want to eat at the table like a grown-up? Bring your own plastic plate and utensils like a grown-up.
- Going on holiday with us? You get to carry your own backpack with a couple of diapers.
- Spilt your milk/water? There's the cloth. Clean it up, please.
- Your baby sister needs a diaper change. Bring us her diapers. We've got to the point where she could tell the different sizes apart, and she'd remind me that she wears size L whereas her little sis wears size M.