Should children do chores?

Children need to do chores so that they can be disciplined ( i dunno how) And work for what they want/need. It's also a way to make them not lazy. So yes i think that people should give there children a daily chore.

Personally I think that all children should have chores, it builds character, and the research behind it says so as well....BUT I don't think it should be forced. Teenagers don;t need any more issues than they already have, they don;t need anything else keeping mom on thier case, and I think it would be perfectly appropriate to let a teenager (or younger kids for that matter) CHOOSE which chores they would like to do or be able to barter their way out of some chores. Of course, if you are like me, and have been having a child help around the house since they were walking then it won't be an issue when they are teens. Right now my son has four chores to do everyday, and he is 4. He has to feed the cat and the fish, pick up his toys and his laundry, and take a bath. Not so bad right?

Yes I believe children should do age appropriate chores or duties around the house. Picking up toys. Putting your dishes in the sink after a meal or snack. Hang up your coat when you come inside. At least straighten the bed when you are done sleeping. Help sort laundry. These are just few things that we ask of our children ages 5 and 2 to do in our home. I also run an in-home daycare and the kids are expected to do the same things. It's amazing what a child will learn if you give them direction to do it on a regular basis. I have a 1 year old that gets out of the high chair, reaches for his empty plate and takes it to the sink and puts his sippy cup in the fridge!

I agree with you. I blame my husbands mother for not teaching him to do things around the house. It not only teaches them but shows them a routine you should get into. I was in the hospital last year and my husband had to have a crash course. when I got home I couldnt not believe the mess. It took me weeks just to get it all organized again.

yes i think kids should do chores. i did when i was a kid. i have my girl make her bed, dishies, vac, dust

yes i think you are right.....its important for children to do chores. it gives them a sense of responsibility more than anything else

All children should be taught responsibility growing up. Doing chores around the house and how to take care of their toys and possessions. I have a distant cousin who is in his 60's, never married and has always lived with his mother. His mother just passed away and my cousin was lost! He didnt know how to cook or even do his own laundry! It's a shame his mother never taught him how to be independent!

I think so, too. Children should be taught to pitch in their share of the housework, and if they are older, cooking and housekeeping. I told my children, especially when they rebel against my telling them to pick up their clothes, clean their room, or help tidy up the living room, etc., that the best legacy I leave them with is not money, but living skills. I always become a living active example to them. I cook, and they like my cooking. I am neat and tidy. I am a married man and so there are no gender bias (in case this sparks another debate about this). I have a son and daughter, both young teenagers. I teach them to at least cook rice, fry a mean egg, so that, as I tell them, when I go out or when I am no longer around them anymore, it will make a difference between having a nice homecooked, delicious and quality meal and having the rubbish they call food in the shops and stalls outside. Food is expensive when you eat outside but can be quite cheap when you know how to cook and get the raw ingredients from the wet market. A fried fish costs RM25 (or US$8) at the restaurant but I can get the same fish fresh from the market, fry it myself and it costs me usually about RM5- RM10 depending on the size of the fish. It makes a lot of difference when you look at the food cost at the end of the month. Indirectly, I can teach my children how to budget on limited income this way as well. In my heyday, we used to scrub out clothing on washboards, now we have automatic washing machines and my children still get too lazy to put the clothes and detergent into the machine! Now as they grow older, they start helping me with the chores and now they understand why they need to do so, if they want a clean, tidy and neat home and good food.

Yeah I think so to. Kids should be taught to wash clothes and dishes so they will be able to do it when they move out on there own.

You are right!! they have start doing chores for their self coz it is for their own good also..It is a start of training them for a better person one day...And that help them soon, if they are having already their own family.

I think you are right. They should do chores. They should help out around the house but it also teaches them how to do things for when they grow up and move out. I know a girl that still lives at home and she is 32 years old. Her mom has always made her bed and did her laundry. I think it's crazy, she should do that herself cause she is definitely old enough to know how.

I think that children should do some chores. They shouldent become the maid of the house, but it's reasonable enpught to ask them to clean their own room and sometimes do the dishes.. And help a bit in other chores. It teaches the children for responsibility, and a parent should do it like a game so the kid will enjoy it.

i think they should even though you could almost say i am still a child i think its good for us even though we say no its not but it teaches us not to be lazy and that we have responsibilities that need to get done

Yes...I have seen first-hand what becomes of those children when they grow up. My ex never had to do his own laundry, cook his own meals or pick up after himself...I didn't find out until we married and what a mess! My mother had my sister and I do chores when we were younger and now we both can run our homes. I'm trying to teach my daughter that this is the correct way, but between my ex and his mom, my daughter refuses to do a thing. She'll learn when she's on her own!

yes,children should do chores...they have to learn how to take care of themselves..so when it is time to grow-up..they won't have a problem taking care of themself.My kids 9 and 10 do some chores...like dishes,help with laundry and taking out the trash...During school days,I limit them...they don't have to do any housework to help...since I think,homework is much more important at this time..On the weekend,I have them help around the house more often.

Chores teach children to be responsible for there actions.

Yes, I had my children start in kindergarten. At that age, jsut make their bed. It may not be perfect, but they did. As they get older, they get more responsibility. My daughter is 9 now. she vacumns, dust, empty dishwasher. On occassion, she will do chores without us asking. (she wants to earn extra money). They do tend to slack. They must do chores before they go out and play. They have been pretty good. my son is 14 and daughter 9. they done alright !!!

Even though kids don't generally appreciate being given chores, I feel it is an important part of growing up. The fact that you may be giving them something important to do can also help foster responsibility in them, making them realize that the things they do *do* count.

Yes i think children should do chores to help learn skills theyre going to need when they are out on there own and also as a source to earn some money which will also help to learn the value of a dollar at a younger age something that i wish i had been introduced to younger then i was .

I totally think kids need to do chores... how else will they learn responsibility and how to take care of themselves?!