Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
Childhood Occupations: The Prevalence of Childhood Engagement in Chores
Kate Barlow, DOT, OTR/L; Michael Salemi, OTR/L
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • American International College, Springfield, MA, USA
  • Holyoke Visiting Nursing Association, Holyoke, MA, USA
Article Information
Evidence-Based Practice / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
Childhood Occupations: The Prevalence of Childhood Engagement in Chores
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311500058. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO8025
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311500058. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO8025
Abstract

Date Presented 04/06/19

In order for OT practitioners to make recommendations that are age appropriate, consistent with cultural practices, and evidence-based, this study examined the prevalence of household chores for school-age children as a pilot study for the development of age norms for chores. Survey results (N= 252) identified caregivers’ priorities for childhood occupations, as well as the age at which children are regularly and sometimes completing 17 different chores.

Primary Author and Speaker: Kate Barlow

Additional Authors and Speakers: Michael Salemi