I read The Parenting Breakthrough and it has a lot of ideas. This one is the basis of the book and I am so excited to get it going. We have already been working on it for about 6 months and Kyson can already do all of the things under 3 year old and some of the 4 year old things. I have just started working with Kaemon. He is only 2 and still has at least a year and a half before he needs to be doing the 3 year old list.
Three Years Old
Dress self
Use potty independently
Beginning to brush teeth
Pick up toys
Say prayers
Four Years Old
Brush teeth
Make bed
Beginning to clean bedroom
Empty small garbage cans
Five Years Old
Make own breakfast
Make sandwiches
Vacuum
Set table
Clear table
Water plants
Get allowance
Memorize phone number and address
Six Years Old
Take shower
Dust
Load dishwasher
Empty dishwasher
Clean sinks
Run microwave
Make and answer phone calls
Seven Years Old
Wash dishes
Clean toilets
Pull weeds
Have a savings account
Begin piano lessons
Eight Years Old
Groom nails and hair
Get up by self
Participate in sports or clubs
Develop personal talents
Use the oven
Get baptized
Read scriptures daily
Nine Years Old
Mop floor
Bake cakes
Bake cookies
Understand emergency preparedness
Learn basic first aid
Wash car
Vacuum car interior
Hammer nails
Saw wood
Cook veggies
Use e-mail
Wrap presents
Sew on buttons
Ten Years Old
Do own laundry completely
Set personal goals
Play a musical instrument
Maintain personal journal
Participate in exercise
Clean Stove
Clean Oven
Make several kinds of salad
Understand basic nutrition
Use yard tools
Plant plants
Know Articles of Faith
Write creatively
Eleven Years Old
Clean refrigerator
Clean cupboards
Straighten closets
Sew hems
Bake pies
Bake bread
Make several main dishes
Iron own clothes
Plan meals
Mow lawn
Maintain garden
Participate in first aid training
Take babysitting class
Clean windows
Twelve Years Old
Shop for clothing
Have basic fashion awareness
Speak in public
Read newspaper
Make and keep dentist appointment
Make and keep doctor appointment
Keep personal calendar
Read through the Book of Mormon completely
Start basic mission prep.
Attend priesthood activities
Check fluids in car
Babysit
Mend clothing
Thirteen Years Old
Sew simple items
Plan a party
Have own recipe file
Shop for groceries
Keep a simple budget
Learn how to pay household bills
Use ATM
Certify for CPR
Understand prescriptions
Learn meat handling
Learn etiquette
Clean garage
Fourteen and Fifteen Years Old
Do basic interior design
Understand food storage basics
Understand and use a debit card
Learn interest, debt, etc.
Learn business and sales skills
Learn basic civics and politics
Accompany parent to vote
Change a flat tire
Understand the basics of car operation
Memorize seminary scriptures
Do simple household repairs
Sixteen and Seventeen Years Old
Get drivers license
Understand credit cards
Learn retirement plans
Continue mission prep.
Understand interviewing
Understand advertising
Start career planning
Arrange for car insurance
Perform household repairs
File tax return
Deal with auto mechanic
Plan landscaping
Pay for and use a cell phone
Get a job
I really hope that I am strong enough to teach my children all of these things. I really want them to know what they are doing when they move out. I plan on everyone making spiritual and temporal short term, medium, and long term goals.
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