Should children do chores?

[JosephGabriel]

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?

 

[Danil]

When i was a kid i had to do chores and i did not get anything for doing it

 

[Staci]

i dont think that having children shows laziness on the part of the parents. it helps teach your children responsibility. i had to do them when i was younger and for no money *gasp*

 

[Accountable]

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

Should they receive rewards for doing these things?
Yes. I suggest room and board.

Is getting children to do chores around the house lazy on the part of the parents?
Only if those chores include such things as bartending or doing dad's filing at work.

 

[Mase]

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.

 

[Keight]

My kids do chores and they are 9 and 6.

Its a way to teach them nothing comes for free, they want something they have to save for it and in order to get the money to save they need to do chores for me....

The most they get a week is 5 dollars thats if all the chores are completed if they arent i deduct 1 dollar for each undone chore its their call to how much they end up getting.

Both boys are saving for a DSI as i refuse to buy them one and my eldest is almost half way there.

So yeah long story short chores are a good way to allow children to learn a little responsibility

 

[Guyzerr]

The most they get a week is 5 dollars

5 bucks! I used to get a dime. :eek Then I got a raise to 2 bits. :thumbup

 

[pink]

Yes I think children should do chores. If you are part of a family you help each other. I don't think it is lazy parents, that sounds like my oldest when she doesn't want to do something.

 

[sharpies]

You do chores every weekday, don't you? Most people call it going to work.
You get compensated for your chores, don't you? Most people call it being paid.

Chldren live in the same world as you do, they need to learn that some things are expected of them. It is your responsibility to give them the abilities to meet those expectations. Their jobs & pay should, obviously be based on their ages. Simple things for younger kids with small payouts & more complex tasks for older kids, with larger payouts.

The other thing is that you also need to teach them how to save, get them to put half their earnings in a bank & every now & then, reward them with a little extra in their bank for saving the money. Call it a bonus.

One other thing, you really have to let them choose how to spend the rest of their money, encourage them to spend wisely but don't penalise them for blowing it all.

 

[Zorak]

I got paid for chores way back when. A lot of my friends got pocket money so I always felt like the forgotton prisoner, having to work for my money lol

 

[HottyToddyChick]

I still wake up to notes on the fridge when I go back home. We used to get an allowance. But now that I'm not living there, when I came home from school, if I wanted spending money, I worked for them.

Absolutely children should do chores! Life isn't fair, nothing is free, and working sucks. Might as well learn it young.

Granted, I think my childhood was outside the norm. We stood at attention at the foot of our beds for weekly inspections. LOL

 

[Thornless]

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

Should they receive rewards for doing these things?
Yes. I suggest room and board.

Is getting children to do chores around the house lazy on the part of the parents?
Only if those chores include such things as bartending or doing dad's filing at work.

:24: Repped

My two year old has chores, small ones thus far but still. She needs to help clean up her toys, she helps load and unload the dishwasher (her plastic plates/cups and utensils), she sweeps the floor, loads the drier with me, tosses out trash, helps carry in groceries... She loves helping!

 

[AUFred]

We started early with ours. When they had their first real bed outside of a baby bed they were taught to make their own beds. We gave our children a small allowance which they forfitted if their chores had to be done by Mom or Dad.
Picking up after themselves was started as toddlers. As they got bigger their chores became more as they could handle more. I think it teaches responsibility.

 

[edgray]

I started chores when I was pretty young, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that at all. I didn't get any reward for it, it was just seen as something that had to be done. It was basic stuff - clearing the table, vacuuming, washing the car, mowing the lawn etc. I think it's important for children to become active members of a household early on.

 

[Springsteen]

I did chores such as washing the dishes, hoovering and such. Yes there were little financial rewards but it's worth it from a Parent's POV because it shows they are willing to work for money.

 

[Taralynn]

Mia pulls her own weight under my roof. At her young age she already shows a good work eithic. Not sure how much longer she is going to enjoy following her mother around cleaning, doing laundry and other chores but I'm enjoying her help.

I always have to check the dryer before I put clothes in to make sure she didn't park a ball, giraffe, teddy bear, blankie and a half full cup of cheerios in there.

 

[AUFred]

Mia pulls her own weight under my roof. At her young age she already shows a good work eithic. Not sure how much longer she is going to enjoy following her mother around cleaning, doing laundry and other chores but I'm enjoying her help.

I always have to check the dryer before I put clothes in to make sure she didn't park a ball, giraffe, teddy bear, blankie and a half full cup of cheerios in there.

Children mimic the adult they spend time around. If they see you working their inclination is to get involved if you allow them to.

 

[Mystic]

i don't believe in 'chores'. I don't make a job of something that is just lifes normal ways. Why should something become something that could be possibly hated through force?. ...I enjoy and really love how my son just helps out without being told most of the time...such as vacuuming or dusting. I show through doing these things myself and he then joins in without having to be told. I teach my son to be a leader not a servant. He takes charge of what he wants to do and I am happy and he is happy as there is no yelling or telling of or forcing...it just occurs.

 

[Jessica]

I dont have any chores...I just sometimes wash the dishes

 

[Dakota Jim]

I dont have any chores...I just sometimes wash the dishes

You should have chores, life requires each to do "chores" and as a kid you learn those things.