Evaluating Interventions that Improve Participation in Chores in Children and Youth with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Laverdure, Patricia; Nemec, Emily; Johnson, Connie C.; Blake, Tammy

doi:10.1080/19411243.2021.1875384

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“…This home environment is also suitable for occupation-based interventions, with occupational therapists able to work directly with the child (Laverdure et al, 2021). In this same context, therapists may provide parental coaching for families that require support in developing their child's chore engagement (Laverdure et al, 2021).…”

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“…Indeed, research suggests that young children often willing engage in altruistic helping behaviours (e.g., put clothes in the laundry; throw away rubbish; Hammond et al, 2017), with a review suggesting that such chore engagement increases throughout childhood (dEntremont et al, 2017). This home environment is also suitable for occupation‐based interventions, with occupational therapists able to work directly with the child (Laverdure et al, 2021). In this same context, therapists may provide parental coaching for families that require support in developing their child's chore engagement (Laverdure et al, 2021).…”

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Executive functions and household chores: Does engagement in chores predict children's cognition?

Tepper

Howell

Bennett

2022

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Introduction:The benefits of completing household chores appear to transfer beyond managing day-to-day living. It is possible that chore engagement may improve executive functions, as engagement in chores require individuals to plan, self-regulate, switch between tasks, and remember instructions. To date, little research has been conducted on household chores and executive functions in children, for whom these skills are still developing. Methods: Parents and guardians (N = 207) of children aged 5-13 years (M = 9.38, SD = 2.15) were asked to complete parent-report questionnaires on their child's engagement in household chores and their child's executive functioning.Results: Results of the regression model indicated that engagement in selfcare chores (e.g., making self a meal) and family-care chores (e.g., making someone else a meal) significantly predicted working memory and inhibition, after controlling for the influence of age, gender, and presence or absence of a disability. For families with a pet, there was no significant relationship between engagement in pet-care chores and executive function skills. Conclusion:We strongly recommend that further research explore the relationship between chores and executive functions. It is possible that parents may be able to facilitate their child's executive function development through encouraging participation in chores, whereas chore-based interventions (e.g., cooking programmes) may also be used to target deficits in ability. K E Y W O R D S activities of daily living, child behaviour, child development, executive functions, pet-owner relationshipsThis research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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