Over the weekend Addie,a.k.a. "Dooptie", discovered helping. As I was transferring a load of clothes from the washing machine to the dryer, she toddled up to my side and started babbling. I then proceeded to give her a wet sock to toss into the dryer. She thought that was the best thing in the world! She started babbling even more and then her little hands popped out of the dryer wanting more. I let her put each article of wet clothing into the dryer just to watch her eyes light up and to hear her echo my praise of "Good Job!" in her own little language.
I'll have you know that it took about 10 minutes to transfer that load of clothing, but it got me thinking. If I encourage her to "help" at the young age of one, will this lead to her wanting to help when she gets older? Will this help tone down the "Battle Over Chores" in the future?
I suppose only time will tell. However, when the dryer buzzes or the washing machine comes to a screeching halt, Addie is ready to help!
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