Chores

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hmm, my [xwife's] 5 years old offical chore was filling up the cat's water, but a few things where taken for granted - cleaning up after you play or eat, and for awhile independence in washing his hands certainly seemed like a chore from his perspective... on the other hand he used to help me in the kitchen - quite often very real help - and he never considered it a chore.

my plan was for a vagtable garden when we moved to a place with a yard, which he'd take part of. but that's because he's a very neat and clean boy (relatively to both me and his mother - possibly genetic, or might be his way of dealing with very chaotic parents), and i thought it was a good idea for him to learn how to get his hands dirty and have fun with it. plus i heard they can actually be surprisingly economical.

i'd say there's plenty of stuff that can be counted in, but when your counting them to avoid overload, remember that a lot of the things you take for granted and habitual might count as chores for your 6 years old.

edit: if your not ideological about it, you should consider trying to remove the chip from their console games or moving them to the pc, where games & movies only come with a price when you choose so.