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After a consistent fight today with my youngest daughter to keep her quiet while I was trying to work, I have made a discovery. A three year old is relentless and thorough when given a task that appears fun. To keep her occupied, I asked her to help me, and said that this could be her job. She was thrilled to find out that she now had a job like daddy. The job, dusting the electronics.

I gave her a Swiffer Duster http://www.swiffer.com/en_US/duster.do ; which I highly recommend for any dusting needs. I set her up with the automon from the couch so she could could reach the LCD TV on the wall, and she was happy to dust her little heart out.

After she finished dusting the LCD and accompanying surround sound speakers, she took the initiative to dust her little TV, and pretty much every other flat surface she could find in the basement.

The moral of the story here is that if you can make them think that they are helping and doing something similar to you, they will enjoy themselves and take some of the chores.

If you have any suggestions on keeping your kids busy post them in the comments.

The Dad at Home

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