Should children do chores?

[Jessica]

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Lol!

 

[Ryder]

I don't mind them. As long as I can physically do them.

 

[All Else Failed]

What do you think on this? Should children have to do household chores?

Should they receive rewards for doing these things?

Is getting children to do chores around the house lazy on the part of the parents?

Should children have to do household chores?

Absolutely. They need to learn how to work with the family and learn what obediance and industriousness is at a young age.



Should they receive rewards for doing these things?

Only sometimes. Most of the time they should receive nothing. You need to break them out of the mindset that helping a cause will not always get you an immediate reward. An occasional reward for something special is fine.



Is getting children to do chores around the house lazy on the part of the parents?

Only if they allow themselves to get lazy and rely on their kids too much.

Yes they should, but they should get something for it. Not only would this teach the child how to maintain a house, for when they have their own, it would also teach them the value of hard work, if they were compensated.

Children should value hard work because it strengthens them as an individual and improves their work ethic. While given them something is fine on some occasions, ultimately, you want to train them to not just do things for material gain.


If I tell my kid to clean his room for $5.00, what am I really telling him? "Do the responsible thing, since I'm bribing you to do it, not because it is the right thing to do."

 

[Anie]

When I was little I wasn't really expected to do chores around the house, I always seem to do the yardwork though without getting paid, mowing our lawn took me 5 solid hours to do and I really enjoyed that, also helping my uncle's with their tasks like getting wood or rocks, perhaps doing a bit of gardening as well while I ate a few carrots or peas.

I think children should help around the house, I know I'd want my children to know what they're doing to keep a house well kept when they grow older.

 

[satinbutterfly]

My two brothers and I were my mom's little slaves. Every day we came home from school and cleaned the house so it would be immaculate for her when she got home. Once we were in our teens we did our own laundry. We got no allowance.

So, I believe that kids should do chores, but I believe it should be a joint effort with everyone in the house. I don't believe they should be paid for chores. Chores are just a function of everyday life.

 

[Grin]

I believe kids should do chores, and not be paid for it. I also believe kids should be taught how to cook and do the laundry from a young age.

Back in the Mesozoic era, when I started university, some of my classmates didn't even know how to boil an egg or wash socks.

They suffered.

 

[Jessica]

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i can't cook nor do laundry

and i watch my mom and I cant learn ):

 

[freakofnature]

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i can't cook nor do laundry

and i watch my mom and I cant learn ):

Doing something is the best way to learn, IMO. :nod:

 

[six6six6six6]

Kids should do chores, with no reward (unless they do an excessive amount). they need to learn how to take care of themselves and their home so that once they're old enough to move out, they're prepared.

I agree, I did lots of chores before and after school as a kid, and it taught me self-reliance. I have my own place, decent job, married. I think it gave me a little life experience

 

[theREDdot]

Heck yea children should do chores, well unless they have a reasonable excuses. But this will help kids get off their lazy ass. I hate parents who spoils their kids, makes me so sick.

 

[Jessica]

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I dont do chores. I just wash the dishes - sometimes

 

[ZubaZ]

Should children have to do household chores?


Children should value hard work because it strengthens them as an individual and improves their work ethic. While given them something is fine on some occasions, ultimately, you want to train them to not just do things for material gain.


If I tell my kid to clean his room for $5.00, what am I really telling him? "Do the responsible thing, since I'm bribing you to do it, not because it is the right thing to do."

But see again, that's something that's expected of them. Its their room, its their responsiblity to keep it clean. However, you could get them to help you do yard work. It's not their yard, taking care of the yard isn't expected of children, but its something that they could help with if given an incentive.

They learn the value of work, they learn about nature, they gain minimal landscaping experience, and most importantly they get to spend time with their parent(s), while being active.

 

[Jessica]

But see again, that's something that's expected of them. Its their room, its their responsiblity to keep it clean. However, you could get them to help you do yard work. It's not their yard, taking care of the yard isn't expected of children, but its something that they could help with if given an incentive.

They learn the value of work, they learn about nature, they gain minimal landscaping experience, and most importantly they get to spend time with their parent(s), while being active.

:homo:

 

[JosephGabriel]

I never really did chores as a child, but always received pocket money.

My gut instinct tells me children should do chores to help them develop a good work ethic and so on. But I didn't do chores and I work like a crazy person! Been working constantly since I was 16 and I love to work. So guess not doing chores hasn't had that effect on me.

The only thing I wish I had learned was how to save money.... I'm terrible at that.

 

[Guyzerr]

I never really did chores as a child, but always received pocket money.

My gut instinct tells me children should do chores to help them develop a good work ethic and so on. But I didn't do chores and I work like a crazy person! Been working constantly since I was 16 and I love to work. So guess not doing chores hasn't had that effect on me.

The only thing I wish I had learned was how to save money.... I'm terrible at that.

Have you learned some of the necessary household things like...
- doing laundry
- cooking decent meals without the use of a microwave
- cleaning the house which would include toilets
- yard work
- shopping for the home and the planning thereof

 

[Jessica]

I dont really do any of these things....

 

[Guyzerr]

I do neither of those things...not yet

Why not? You're old enough.

The first thing I ever cooked, well burned actually, was an egg. I was so small I had to drag a chair to the stove so I could get the job done. It was time for breakfast and everyone in the house was sleeping. They were no longer sleeping when I was done. :24:

I'm a damn good cook now and do most of it in this house. That includes all regular meals as well as feasts.

I can sew and do my own repairs, laundry and cleaning is a necessary evil but all those things were learned when I was a youngster. My wife didn't end up marrying a person that she had to dote on. To that I give my mother credit.

 

[Jessica]

I dont know why. I just dont do them. I might do them when im older

 

[Jessica]

x_x My mom doesnt tell me to do them! And anyways, I wont be marrying. I can cook, but only one thing, I can do laundry, but my mom does most of it, I dont even do yard work, I'm too young to go shopping, I still clean the house but only my room and my bathroom


EDIT: so actually I do them....but not much

 

[Leah Love]

I never did "chores" when I was a child. My brother and my job was to go to school and study.
When help was needed around the house, we helped. When we had butchering Sundays, when we slew down a pig, or a dozn chickens we all were around to help.
We didn't tidy our rooms, because of the simple fact that we didn't have a room of our own.

We didn't get pocked money either - neither now, nor then had we enough money for us kids to have money in our pockets for useless things.

And still, we learned everything we needed to. We know that money doesn't grow on trees -- heck both my mom and dad are still waiting for their pays from August to arrive.

I know how do my laundry - doesn't matter by hand or in a machine, clean, sew, cook and whatever needs to be done. If the need arises.