are chores assigned to children in your family ?

nope, whoever wants to do the chores can do them voluntarily but we are not really obliged. speaking of homechores, im the indolent sloth, the green green grass of home..lol

Yes ofcourse, in my family we have a system that few chores are to be taken care of by the children. Infact the reason for this is that the children should also learn to work and share the burden of work with their parents. By this, they also learn to do some work for the family and then they will also try to become independent in their work. I have been doing all sorts of chores since my childhood so has my wife been. So we both belive that the children should be trained right from the childhood. They enjoy sharing work with us and we also get relived faster when they help us.

hi laken, yes, i remember hen i am still living with my parents, my mom assigned me to wash the dishes after meals. and also when there's no classes i am assigned to clean the room and help my mom with some other works. my brother also have his on share in the house. its a good way to train children become responsible and learn ho to do the household chores which will be very beneficial in the future. and now, i am thankful that my parents have taught me those things because they are all in good use now that i am married and a stay at home housewife!

Yes, my mum put me and my sister to clean up after dinner since we were 8 or 9. And we were asked to sweep the floor and wash our own school shoes.

I haven't really formally earmarked chores for my children to do as they are still quite young - 5 and 10 years old. Yet, I'm starting to train them already, especially my 10 year old son. For starters, I'm always reminding them to return things where they got them. This applies to their toys and school stuff. After playing, I ask them to put them away organized just how they found them. For my son, I give him the responsibility to fix, clean and organize his school bag. I ask him to be responsible to make sure that he brings books and materials he needs for class. Also, I ask them small errands within the house like getting some stuff that I need to use. They may be petty stuff to do, but I think I'm starting 'em young so as to prepared them for major chores around the house.