Originally Posted by howdy
I sometimes bring up basic household tasks and lifeskills when these conversations come up. Little kids are capable of and enjoy contributing in a real way to their household. You can google ideas for this.

Yes! Had forgotten this -- we used a lot of Montessori ideas at that age and had small brooms/dustpans for him. He helped set the table and helped us with baking (measuring while we explained the process and the tools we used).