Are chores assigned to children in your family?

Yes, most definitely. I believed that teaching the children at young ages, to have some responsibility is a very good thing. Then, they won't expect everyone around them to do everything for them when they are an adult. It is our jobs as parents to try and raise responsible people into this world. It also teaches them a sense of accomplishment and pride when they do a job well and get praise for it.

When we were kids our grandma (they adopted us) never had us do anything. My sister isnt that clean and i am. When my children were at home i assigned them chores. My son is not clean but my daughter is. So i think it is good to give them chores but i dont think it had everlasting effects on them.

Hi P3, i learned how to do house chores when i was still a kid. my parents exposed us--their children to participate in the house chores. we were given each a responsibility and area to attend to. dishes, bathroom, kitchen, living room, dining and the bed room. we started with simple activities and as we grow older, we are being exposed to bigger responsibilities. i appreciate what they did and i am also training my kids this early...an activity that is fun. they enjoy doing some mini chores!

I try to assign chores to where i know they will get done. My children are not always a true testament of this. They only like to do the things that are fun or quick to do. Othwerwise it seems like work and excuses are forthcoming. I find it easier to get chores done as a family instead of forcing certain details on any one member of the family.

When I was young my parents got divorced and we stayed with my father. I was the only girl, and a lot of the housekeeping stuff fell to me. We had a "maid", but she only came once a week. I did most of the cooking and laundry etc. It helped that I knew how to do things when I was on my own. I think children should learn how to do chores, like laundry at least. I feel the same about some husbands or wives that depend so heavily on their spouse they can't do anything for themselves.

My children are all too young to do the household chores but I see a slight attitude they got from me...I am really meticulous when it comes to doing household chores...Perhaps, they've seen me that way and that they've thought that was right for them to do too. As early as their age now, my eldest is 5 yr old and the youngest is 2 yr old and they are all boys, I see them holding mop to wipe the floor, broom to sweep the dirt, brushes to remove the stains, and duster to clean the furniture.Funny isn't it? they are doing what I usually do every weekend. They would even offer me their help. And I realized whether I give them responsibility of doing chores or not in the future, I know and I am certain they would be as meticulous as me when they grow up because it is in that way I raised them to be. As the quote say: "YOUR CHILDREN WILL BECOME WHAT YOU ARE;SO BE WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO BE"

Around my house, all my kids have chores. They need to learn responsibility, along with the experience of learning how to do things. My parents always gave us chores, and it helped us get prepared to be out on our own.

Yes, I like to give some housework for my child. I think it is important for the children to help to do some housework at home. So when they grow up, they know the responsibility and they know how to take care of themselves and others. My child is happy to clean the floor and mop it. When he grows up a little bit, then I will ask him to clean the dishes. I love China

yes, it is good for the very young to do chores. it teaches them responsibility. as you get older, you will be thankful you learned all you could as a child to be able to be as independent as you can.

Yes, i believe it is very good to train children while they are young. There is way to many teenagers in this generation that are very lazy. I believe it shows them responsibility and shows them to respect, if you teach them young.

Yes it is good training. When they get used to it as they grow up, they won't feel that it is drudgery. It helps the child to be more responsible and matured about life, not happy-go-lucky. I think the reason why I'm lazy with house chores is because my dad spoiled me and allowed me to sit down and watch the TV while people in the house are moving around doing chores.

yes p3ks626. children must be trained early to have responsibilities, so that later in life they will not have difficulty coping up.

yes. when I was a kid, my mom assigned me to clean the windows every morning. So when its my turn to become a mom, i assigned each of my two kids a house chore they will do every day. Simple chores first...then i add a chore or two as time went by. I think teaching a child some house chores will do them good. They will learn to be responsible and will not be a burden if they have to live in another place someday.

My children are 2 and 4. As of right now they do not have any assigned chores. I am working on a reward system that will reward them for both good behavior and helping around the house. Probably at their ages I'm going to teach them to clean up after themselves.

It is good to train your children to do some household chores. It is like training them to become independent someday. I learned how to cook quite late already but I learned other chores like washing dishes and clothes at an early age. I had it useful when I got older. At this time, I asked my children to do simple stuff like preparing the table. And I also take this opportunity to bond with my children. I praise them when they did correctly and teach them when they performed differently.

In our families we assign household chores to girls while outdoor activity is given to boys.

There were five of us growing up and we all had chores and they would change every week. The chores were washing the dishes, setting the table, cleaning the hallway stairs, vacuuming and dusting, our laundry, cleaning the bathroom and of course making sure our bedrooms were clean at all times. On Saturday mornings we could not watch TV or go out and play till all the chores were done. I do believe its good training for when we became adults. All of us know how to keep the house clean. However I think one of my sisters can't stand to clean because its her way of being rebellious from her childhood days. So her house is not in tip top shape at all. So it can backfire in some cases. I believe for me I do have a bit of OCD when it comes to making sure the house is clean at all times, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Our family don't give house hold chores to the children, They give business chores. We are required to work at a young age. We learn how it is in our business. That is pretty much how we are

yes,our parents teach me and my siblings at very young age on household chores.even if we have all around maid back then,our mother still teach us to be of help.it's really nice when you learned household chores while your still young.for you to be independent.when we get older,me and my siblings have schedule of tasks for washing dishes,doing laundry,cleaning the house.sometimes every weekends we have general cleaning all of us are cleaning.it's fun and its like bonding times. sometimes i hate doing household chores,but i have no choice,i'm always in the house and there's no one to help me.well,i remembered a friend of mine who doesn't know how to do laundry.to think,he was 24 that time i guess.he came over to our place and helped me do chores.i'm surprised he didn't know how to do laundry.he's had used to her mother doing all chores at their house,so he never learned.even his own underwear he don't know how to wash.so embarrassing right?to think,he was courting me that time.well,in a way,he learned because of me. it's a funny feeling i taught him how to wash clothes.gladly to help.it made him help other friends who didn't know how to,like him back then. it's hard when you grow up knowing nothing about household chores.as if u're paralyzed,so embarrassing to others.so now,we have our niece,we teach her to be helpful in household chores.it's nice she's loving it!

I have been slacking on my chores but I usually get in a cleaning mood and starting every thing but it only happens once a while like when friends are coming over.