Precautions: Older Child, Puppets

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Expecting Too Much of a 4 Yr Old??

My 4 yr old HATES to help with picking up his own mess. I know he made the mess but any time I try and get him to put away or clean up his mess, he all of a sudden doesn't feel good and needs to lie down! : ) I know, he's gonna be an actor someday. But in the meantime I really want him to help out, I even set up a rewards chart for him to put stickers on after he completes his pick up and he gets rewarded at the end of the week, but he has no interest. I try to make the picking up fun and posotive but he just has no interest at all. The...