Should children help their do to household tasks as soon as they are able to do?

Yes I do believe that children should do some household tasks at an appropriate age, as I think it teaches them responsibility,how to help other people, to be part of a family, not to be lazy and that life is just not all fun and games.Childrern nowadays seem to think everything should be handed to them on a platter without them having to lift a finger to get it

It would be great if we teach our kids to help on the household task. Its not burdening the kids, whereas teaching them the responsibility to help their mothers. Creating interest to keep the houses and rooms clean will develop a good habit among the kids.

As soon as the children can understand already a simple instruction, they can be taught of some light chores in the house. They can be taught how to sweep the floor and wipe dust from the furnitures. We can also teach them how to properly keep their toys after they are done playing with them. They can be taught how to set the table. It is us, parents , to teach them on how to help us , but because they are children , light chores are what we should let them do only.

I don't remember exactly when I started helping my parents in house-hold chores, but I would relate the whole thing on what I saw in my small brother. I remember the time he started using wheel-barrow to carry small things, he was about eight by then. He was expected to fetch water to fill up a five liter container and some other light jobs. By the time he was ten, he started working in the farm... Well, that was then. Its really helpful to train children in working in home related chores. The experience gained will not depart from their lives and it would help them in their future.

I am able to do housework but i am not obligated to do any housework.I do housework when i want to and my mom doesn't force me to do it because i have school and stuff.

Why not let child do the family chores? He is one member of the family, of couse, he should take part in the family duties as long as he can do it. From the chores, he will know the basic ability of living. parents cannot look after their children for all time, many skills are learnt by doing household in their childhool.

Yes children should help with household chores, and you are smart to start them early. When they are young they have not yet acquired the teen attitude. Of course, you need to give little ones jobs appropriate for their skill set. Also give them a job that if screwed up will not be a big deal to recover from Very important to reward them with praise. A small child will actually want to help and will feel like a 'big' kid. However, a little bit of criticism of their work and that sunny disposition will be history. Please don't do that to your child. Another advantage is that when kids grow up with chores, they are accustomed to work and understand that everyone needs to contribute to get the work done. There are some valuable life lessons to be learned.

I think that children should do chores suitable for their age and ability. For a five year old it could be put the toys into boxes. For a seven year old it could be tidy their bedroom. For a ten year old it could be sweep the floor, open the curtains and put the washing into the washing machine for mom. For a 16 year old it could be clean the car, help with the gardening and walk the dogs. My teenage son is helpful with gardening. My 4 year old disabled son isn't able to do much because he can't stand or walk. My daughter is 2 years old but she brings things when asked and puts toys in boxes when asked. She will help in my home more as she gets older. However they might get the idea that my disabled son is lazy.

What some people some realize is children love to feel useful and they love the praise they get when they accomplish something. They love to help. If you start them when they are young and eager then you probably won't have so much trouble with them when they are older. Plus working along side a parent or older sibling keeps them occupied in a positive way and helps them not to be lazy.

I was able to teach my kids to do simple houseworks at an early age. I like them to be independent and learn simple household works which will benefit them when they grow up. It's good to let kids know their responsibilities since we never knew if parents will always be there to guide them always. have a great weekend ahead jaiho®

If studying doesn't come in the way,children ought to help in household chores.They ought to be paid a small sum for it.Then they should be made to know how to budget their expenditure.Household and these small tasks enable children to understand their responsibilities and prepare them for greater challenges that lie ahead.

Of course children should help with age appropriate household tasks as they become able. Children should be invested in the welfare of the family and in their own wellbeing. The skills, discipline, and attitudes they develop in so doing are invaluable. "Clean up your own mess." is a good place to start. Being a good steward of what one has is instrumental in building attitudes of gratefulness, obedience, discipline, pride in a job well done, and defining a standard of "competing with onesself to do good, better, best." Accountability and responsibility are basic to good citizenship and the earlier learned, the more understood. In terms of cooperation and being part of the "family unit", a child learns his place in a wider society, as results are easily demonstrable. Both independence and, more importantly, inter-dependence are strengths to be developed. The best example I can cite here re simplicity is involving a child in the preparation of family meals and then watching him beam as he eats "the fruit thereof". And this lesson is then easily generalized to other tasks.

Yes I believe children should be required to help with the household chores and should be given a some sort of scheduling of when it needs to be done. I say this simply because this will help them too later in life. Mom and Dad will not be there for them all their lives. There are some who grow up in this day and age who do not even know how to do their own laundry. Unless the child is guarantee to grow up with servants there are chances the child will grow up and be alone. Where they can be self sufficient and run their homes.

Hello . . Yes children should help in the household chores as soon as they are able to do because its also training them how to be independent . .Training children at early age can help them a lot when they grow . .Can help them also to be responsible in everything they do in their life . . :)

i would say yes to this idea. children as young as they can understand that chores need to be done, should be taught to help around the house. this would help them become responsible even at a very young age.

I feel that kids should be able to do chores. My huband grew up on a farm and he helped out. He would get up early in the morning and help out before school and also after school. I remember growing up we had household chores that we would do. Clean our room, vacuum, dust, laundry. As we got older our responisbilities had changed. My niece and nephews who are 6 (they are triplets) and my 9 year old nephew have chores they do. Of course my sister does not overwork them, but she des expect them to help.

Hi tenraj, I agree with your sentiments. It has reminded me of my childhood when I,along with my brother, used to do all sorts of household works including working in the family paddy farm and worked there until I took up a job as a graduate Engineer. I remember going to market about 2 kms. far to fetch fish and household essentials on foot when I was hardly seven years old. Go to school 5 kms. away on foot as there was no school in our village. Now a days children can not walk even half a Km. they require a bus to travel that distance and a special school bus to go to school. They can't attend to simple household works let alone working in the farms. I think this is a change world over children are pampered to the extent that they become hostile and dictate terms to their parents. One of the reason may be that, now a days parents have just one or two children as against 8-10 in earlier times. I am lucky in a way my children doing graduation in Engineering and commerce help me in my cake shop in their spare time.

Yes, I do think it is good to teach children what is required to run a home. They don't have to do very much but at least if they do they will understand the role of parent and homemaker, and maybe not be so selfish and demanding. I used to help all the time and my main job, when I was a child, was to lay the table for supper every day before my Father came home from work at 6pm. My Mother, a Senior Librarian, came home later. It was my Brother's job to rake out and set the open fire so it could be lit when my Father came in. He never seemed to be around to do it. So I had to do that as well! Apart from the day to day chores, I was also Mummy's and Daddy's Little Helper around the house. I'm so glad I was as I can do most things now and only bring the 'experts' in when necessary.

Yes they should. letting them help some households does not mean they will be a slave but instead for their own good. And someday they would say im proud i know some of the household chores and living alone is not a mess afterall.

I think children should do a moderate amount of work or chores. How else will they have the skills they need when they are on their own? So many children can not cook or even clean up after themselves since they are not made to do anything in modern america except glue themselves to their video games. My husband, for example, still cleans his 7y/o bedroom. How will he learn to pick up after himself? Will his apartment be a disaster when he moves out?