Free guide · 2 to 5 years
Don't hide the work. Share it, one small job at a time.
As promised: 20 small jobs by age, 2 to 5, for Diwali week and after. Cold, soft and low: safe for small hands.
Five jobs for each age. Done badly is still done.
She's already at your elbow.
- Put her shoes on the rack.
- Carry the napkins to the table.
- Put the fruit in the basket.
- Water one plant with a small mug.
- Hand you the clothes for the machine. You load it and shut the door.
Done badly is still done.
- Count and set the steel plates.
- Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
- Fold the small towels.
- Pair the socks.
- Put her toys back at night.
She wants the park. Give her a part first.
- Wash vegetables in a bowl of water.
- Tear the coriander leaves.
- Fill water bottles from a small jug.
- Sort the spoons.
- Hand Papa the tools. Nothing sharp.
- Wrap one gift, with tape.
- Make her bed: pillow and sheet.
- Fill the birds' water bowl.
- Carry a small grocery bag.
- Make a thank-you card.
Tap for the line to say.
Papa fixed it. She ran to say thank you.
It's slower with her. That's the point.
Work she never sees, she can't thank.
About 2 minutes.
About 7 minutes.
About 4 minutes.
Our estimates as parents, not data. The extra minutes are where she learns the work exists.
One job a day, for 7 days.
Tick each day. It saves on this phone.
0 of 7: Start today.
She wants to wrap gifts, but the tape goes everywhere. What helps most?
One gift, her own tape. She sees the work, does a part, and it's hers. Our advice as parents, not a study.
Never: knives, the stove, hot water, the iron, cleaning liquids, or lit diyas. Keep the washing machine door shut and detergent locked away. Jobs stay cold, soft and low. If a job worries you, it's not for her age yet.
I am Manjunath. I built a maze for my daughter, and these guides are what I learnt on the way.
Don't hide the work. Share it.
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The baby animal gets home because she took it there.
On our mazes she guides each piece home with the magnet pen. No lights, no sounds, no reward at the end but the finish. Krishna's Farm Friends: birch wood, sealed magnets, EN-rated paint, 15 months and up.
Let's build childhoods worth cherishing.
