My darlin’ was out pulling weeds the other day. Getting all the grass that was growing in the Bishop’s Weed. Next thing you know all of the daycare kids are asking if they can help. It was amazing how excited they were to help. They are like most children at that age. My own children were always happy to help (before they were old enough to really help). Helping when you’re 3 or 4 years old usually means someone else is going to have to come along later and do a better job.

When my kids were very young (about 3) we started letting each child help. One of the things on the list of chores was washing the kitchen windows and the sliding door. All the chores were done consistently, including the kitchen windows, but sometimes it looked worse after the job was done. But you know what? I never really worried about how it looked. Honestly, unless we were having company over, I usually just let them practice.

So when the kids want to help, don’t stop them or discourage them. They will practice and get to be pretty good little helpers!