Do you give you children regular chores around the house?

That's good to hear that you are making kids responsible. It is one way of making them responsible, by giving them tasks to do. And as parents, for them to be encouraged, let us always praise them everytime they finish the tasks given and reward if necesary. But only on heavier responsibility so that they will not get used to just doing it because of the reward. :-) have a good day!

My daughter is three but she already helps out. She feeds the dog, something she decided she was going to do. Lucky we have a dog that cleans up the ones she drops. She puts her clothes in her laundry basket(she has done this for as long as she could walk). She is now cleaning up her room by herself most of the time. I do help if it gets really bad. She will also clean up her toys in the living room to help out. She wants to sweep but she is too little yet, last time it resulted in me getting bonked in the head with the handle. Sometimes she helps me with her laundry she likes to put the clothes in the washer and then I put them in her basket so she can put them in the dryer. She tries to help fold them, maybe in a year or two. She is also responsible for putting her cup in the sink when she is done with it. She is a very helpful little girl and I don't find it mean that she helps out. She will put the silverware away too if I unload the dishwasher when she can help. I hope she stays helpful as she gets older. I feel the same way we all live here and need to help out.

Ofcourse you are right.... When children are given regular chores they tend to understand what works at home are like... It helps them design their character... Thats a really good thing that you are doing... After all they need to know that their mother is there to help them in any kind of way possible and they need to be available to help you in the same way....

Welcome to mylot emma It is good that the house chores are shared, that way it takes less time, all feel happy and responsible, a sense of satisfaction too!! Here most have servants and maidservants for the household chores like floor sweeping, clothe washing, dish washing etc etc,, But our kids, usually the daughters are taught from childhood how to this, maidservants remain frequently absent lol Thank you so much for this discussion. Professor. . Cheers, have a great day ahead. God bless you. Welcome always.

My daughter is 4 and started helping with dishes when she was 2 because she wanted to help me and of course play in the water. She still helps out around the house.It is good everyone helping out, spending time together as a family is a wonderful thing no matter what you are doing.

Hello Emma, I grew up having regular chores in our home. I used to hate it, because I could see a lot of children like me who have an easy life, they can have fun without being bothered about their home's mess. I envied them for having such freedom, while i get stuck in our home doing the chores assigned to me. But now that I'm a grown up, I have already twisted my perspective and appreciated how I was raised up responsibly by my parents by training me for hard work and they taught me the sense of responsibility. And that's not something that we could always learn and find in the four walls of a classroom. I do appreciate those moments when I have to be exposed to reality, that I should take responsibilities too, after all as you've said "we all contribute to the mess." IF I'd have my own family in the future, I'd also give my children regular chores. It's a good training ground for them, and it could be a great help. God bless you Emma!

That's lovable! If you love your kids, you must train them early in life. Responsibility starts at home and your move is great. I did that to my children and they grew responsible citizens. Now, they are training my grandchildren in return.

My children are given chores to do around the house. they are not duties they can not handle. Still, it can be a trial to get them to follow through.

Before, I think we had a list of chores for our children to do every week..It was a long time ago. Now, they are always in school- college, and are rarely at home so they don't really have a chore list anymore. But good thing, they still do chores if we tell them too. Each child should learn to be responsible and learn about household chores..