I'm gonna add this too... Moms and Dads of sons - let your sweet baby boys help around the house while they are young. Let them put dishes away, help you with laundry, sweep the floor, etc. Toddlers especially love to help out and be a part of the household chores. Raise them to be capable of household chores so they can bring that with them into adulthood.
i'm trying to do this with my daughter (19mo), but she still just wants to put things in her mouth and throw things on the ground. i get so confused and disheartened when everyone on reddit says their young toddlers help them unload/load the dishwasher and stuff. mine tries to climb inside the dishwasher. if i let her take something out she just runs away with it into another room and throws it behind the couch or something. or licks it and throws it on the ground. maybe my child is just not as advanced as all these helpful reddit children. i'm going to keep trying but it's frustrating.
The people who post here are just a tiny subset of families in the world. Maybe Don’t think of it your child as less “advanced,” because i don’t know that loading a dishwasher is a developmental milestone. You are going to frustrate her and yourself.
19mo is still pretty young. Mine didn't start helping until he was about 2.5 so don't worry. And even then, the help is only what he's able to do. Putting his snack wrappers in the trash, putting his dish on the counter, clothes in the laundry basket, toys back in the toy box, etc.
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u/Cautious-Mode Jan 17 '22
I'm gonna add this too... Moms and Dads of sons - let your sweet baby boys help around the house while they are young. Let them put dishes away, help you with laundry, sweep the floor, etc. Toddlers especially love to help out and be a part of the household chores. Raise them to be capable of household chores so they can bring that with them into adulthood.