teach your kids to do household chores

How early do you teach your kids to do household chores?

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My son started happily imitating me on his own when he was about 12 months so that was when I knew he was interested! So i slowly showed him how i do simple chores and he would do it too - like wiping the tables, putting his dirty clothes into the laundry basket, keeping his own toys etc etc. He is now 18 months and is able to do all that although sometimes not thoroughly. I guess he develop some motor skills quite early as i was a housewife and i do chores every single day with him around me all the time - so maybe that spiked his abilities. For example - if i sort out the laundry or fold clothes or organize the cabinets/wardrobes, i will get him to sit beside me so that he could see whatever I'm doing. He always get his hands on and things get messy again but i will just be patient and kept telling him what to do. This is an image (actually from a video) of him at 12 months old trying to mop my auntie's kitchen haha! :)

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