Getting the kids help in Chores
By cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (14879)
Philippines
August 8, 2015 10:06pm CST
Do you ask your kids to o some help around the house?
I do. I have three kids who I think old enough to help me around the house. We do not have house helper and I cannot juggle all the chores all the time 24/7. I think getting help from kids can also be their training ground in life.
My kids have their own tasks like maintaining the own room, washing the dishes and do some little chores around the house. It feels good when they do their tasks diligently.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Aug 15
My kids are 10 and 5 - and oh yes, they must do their chores! I can't say that they enjoy it - but it's something they will need to do in life - no going around it. It's showing respect for themselves, their family, and the house they live in!
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Aug 15
@cherigucchi Hopefully! And even if they don't particularly enjoy doing these things now, perhaps they will appreciate it later on in life - when they have no choice but to be responsible for themselves!
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
That is good training for the kids anyway that they will become responsible at an early age
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
@much2say That is right. That is actually the essence of teaching them do their tasks at home.
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@jhechorain (1198)
• Susanville, California
9 Aug 15
We have started to ask them to help out here. There are four girls and it is really difficult if they won't at least pick up after themselves. So we start with that and maybe ask them to help with dishes etc some times.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Aug 15
It is good for them and for the whole family when the kids have some responsibility.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
I do agree. Teaching them at a young age is a good start
@allknowing (130066)
• India
9 Aug 15
Depending on the age of a child involving them in daily chores is a healthy way to get bonded.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
Yes we also have to consider the age and the task that they can actually do.
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@Inderjeetkaur (944)
• India
9 Aug 15
We are three siblings, I remember when we were in school we would not be able to help mom in the morning, but at night my sister and I would help mom in dinner. We would make chahpatti, cut salad and lay table. My brother started helping Dad in grocery purchasing at a very young age.
It is really nice to know that you make your kids help in the household chores. It will develop a sense of responsibility among them and will also be a great help for you.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
Your parents trained you well and that is also for your own benefits
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@Inderjeetkaur (944)
• India
10 Aug 15
@cherigucchi - It certainly proved beneficial for us. When I see today's generation, I feel really sad for they have no sense of responsibility. Parents do not let their children do any work when they are in school and when they come in college they are not willing to do any work because they are not habitual of it.
It is therefore essential that parents should involve their children in household chores and other activities from a young age.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
@Inderjeetkaur That is exactly my point. This is going to be their training ground and in time this training will be beneficial for them. I believe that if we do everything for our children, we are not actually helping them at all because they tend to become too dependent.
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
@sishy thanks. this is also for their own good
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
@samarth5 we can still impose it to them as parents
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@pumpkinjam (8537)
• United Kingdom
9 Aug 15
My sisters and I always had chores. It was mainly just doing the dishes after dinner though. I ask my boys to do things. They are responsible for their bedroom, and I often ask them to help with dishes or hoovering. They are quite good. I just explain to them that the more they help, the quicker things get done, and the more time we all have to spend together.
I also think it's good life training for them. I certainly don't want them to end up leaving home and not knowing how to do anything for themselves and, like my ex, expecting someone else to always do everything for them.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
Indeed. It is really a good training for the kids and in the long run this will also benefit them
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
9 Aug 15
All my kids had chores they had to finish before i came home from work..they had a list and i'm sure most of the chores were done minutes before i got home..hahah, but they were done!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
9 Aug 15
By the way..they are early 30's and 40's now so now they pass onto their kids
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
I do give my kids a task to do even during school days especially on weekends
@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
This is good parenting on your part @cherigucchi ! No doubt your children will thank you for training them so early in their childhood.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
9 Aug 15
Hi, it is good to know that your kids help you out...I too have three children grown up now and leading their own lives, but they used to help and do certain jobs like tidying up their room, making their beds etc .Now they area away and when they are home, they do give a hand in household chores like do grocery shopping, hang out the clothes for drying, do the ironing etc ...Of course I dont insist nor expect any help because they are with me only for a couple of months in a year .
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
Starting from cleaning their own place is already a good start up for kids. It is also a good and big help for us
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@Katriona_22 (271)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
I don't have kids yet, but if I have I would let and teach them how to do simple things at home, that must be a good way of teaching them how to responsible and helpful even at home. I grow up helping my Mom cleaning the house and washing dishes after every meal. 
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
That is a good idea. It is better to teach them earlier to become responsible person
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@samarth5 (10)
• Bangalore, India
9 Aug 15
i think if the children are idle at then some kind of work should be given to them,provided there studies are not on stake. home chores are not only for the women of the house to do but he children are suppose to help. this will keep there minds active
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
10 Aug 15
That is correct. There should be a good time management
@jstory07 (134388)
• Roseburg, Oregon
23 Aug 15
My six children always helped with chores around the house.
