I teach my niece doing some chores and washing her clothes

@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

she is 8 years old friend, she doesn't know on how to work even in simple ways

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Chungshop

@Chungshop (2355)

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24 Jun 16

So pity to hear that you work at age 8. Child labor ?

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@Chungshop No, that is not child labor friend. I just want to teach her how to do the chores, how to wash her clothes and others. We, girls should do this in the house and I want her to know this things while she is young, still she can play with her friends but I want her to expose this kind of work.

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37346)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

I was taught to.do.them. ;)

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@Lucky15,glad that you were taught this things before and now, you can do this easily but if you're not, am sure you hate working or doing the chores.

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37346)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

@Yar_Joey yes. The reason why i can set a.time.to.mylot and work. And always here and not.working

and always been on my phone and not on office pc

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jin

@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

By the way, are you mylotting in your phone? I noticed that in a sentence, you have periods between words. I have periods too when I text in my mobile phone.

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joy

@MGjhaud (23171)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

My youngest niece now lives with my parents and my mom taught her how to wash her clothes recently. She took my room as hers. It was chaotic at first so i told her what to do with her sheets and closet every weekend.

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joy

@MGjhaud (23171)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

@ida123 it's for their own good anyway.. @cacay1 thanks friend.. ive got a lot of memories in that room. I want it well maintained haha.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

that is good, helping them to start doing the chores and later on they'll used to work of there owm

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

You are nice Joy.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

It is good to teach the kids to do chores. I do that too because I want them to be responsible persons as they grow old.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

Yes. we have to teach them while they are still young. If they are already at age and doesn't know on how to do the chores even how rich they are, still their house is untidy because they don't know on how to teach their house helpers if they have.

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@salonga, Very nice, they will become independent.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

24 Jun 16

Good there is you to teach your niece.. i taught my boys how to do houseworks too..

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

Yes, boys must learn all the chores also. Like my children, because they are all boys, I teach them on how to do the chores because I think, if I won't who will do if I get sick.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205765)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Jun 16

@ida123 Teaching kids responsibility is a good thing. It works especially well if it's fun for them. They will see themselves as "bigger" and have a good time in the process.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@epiffanie, Nice Bess you teach them to become responsible.They also like to learn.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325786)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 16

What a lucky niece to have someone to teach her these things. Every child should learn these basic tasks.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

Indeed, I think if I won't teach her, she might be like her elder sisters whom until now, didn't know the chores and even simple tasks.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@JudyEv

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325786)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 16

@ida123 It would be lovely to think she would never need to do these things but many people are not so lucky. Better that she knows how just in case.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

25 Jun 16

Good on you. Kids have it too easy these days and grow up believing they can have what they want and don't need to work. These kids will be in for a rude shock later on because they don't know how to do anything.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

25 Jun 16

@ida123 I hope they can afford to have a maid.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Jun 16

@MsTickle their grandparents have two house helpers but it is not a guarantee that they have a good income all the time butt when time of crisis, my other nieces might find difficulties of adjusting where they don't know any task at home

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Jun 16

yes, that's what had happened to the elder sisters of my niece here, they don't know some task, they have always alibis if you ask them simple task because they are not used to it.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

That's good that you teach him those chores . It's necessary that she does them herself because they are part of her grooming too.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

27 Jun 16

@ida123 I guess that's because they weren't trained to do them .

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

I teach her friend because I don't want her to be like her elder sisters who were with her Mom, even if they are already in high school, still they don't know on how to do the chores, washing their clothes.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

27 Jun 16

@SIMPLYD that is true, all of them siblings were not trained to do chores

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Sky

@skysnap (20154)

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24 Jun 16

these skills are handy when we go to study in another city or overseas.

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Sky

@skysnap (20154)

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24 Jun 16

@ida123 yes we all go through that phase.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

I agree with you because when I study in college at far place, I am the one who wash my clothes, preparing my foods and cleaning my room.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

Approved @skysnap.

sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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24 Jun 16

My boys do all these tasks. I have made sure that they can survive on their own.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@sofssu, we have the same situation, all my children were boys so they have to do the chores, preparing the foods and washing the clothes, in case of my absence at least they know already how to do this.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

You are a very nice aunt my dear. When she grows, what she learns from you, will no longer depart from here. At least you teach her to become independent and responsible.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@cacay1, I have to teach her because I love her, I don't want her to be like her elder sisters where watching tv are their only thing they know.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@cacay1 They are with there Mom who lives in her own parents.

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@ida123 Why not also teach the other nieces?

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arbie bee

@brokenbee (11090)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

How young is she? Yup, kids should be taught to do these things, and they should also see their parents or guardians do these things so that they will learn.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

she is 8 years old, a grade 3 student. when her mom was here with my parents, they don't work so i' m the one who teach her

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@brokenbee At least you know some works of the house, it is sad if you really don't know any work of the house. Glad that your Mom is a good role model so you see her doing some chores.

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arbie bee

@brokenbee (11090)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

@ida123 It's good you are there to teach her. She needs that. My mother didn't teach me to do house chores but she is a good role model that is why I had also learned how to do all those things. I can cook, I can wash clothes, wash the dishes, but cleaning the house is not my forte.

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iamMe :)

@itsmejing (606)

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24 Jun 16

yes i do.. now that they are grown up, i know they can stand on their own

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

So, they must be thankful of you that you teach them before.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@itsmejing Same experience.

iamMe :)

@itsmejing (606)

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24 Jun 16

@ida123 when they were small they always fight on who will wash the dishes, they are excited to do those chores, but now that they are grown up. Nah they push each other on who's turn is it now? Lolz

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

25 Jun 16

Both boys and girls should help with chores. i used to get my boys to help as much as possible....not that they were very good at it . We used to do this as a way of life but now children don't do so much. Its for their own good so that they able to live on their own.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Jun 16

yes, both boys and girls must learn some tasks of the house and you are right, that is for their own good

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205765)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Jun 16

Yes, I jokingly call it "child labor," but my neighbor kid friend loves doing stuff with me. He has "helped" me stain the table and chairs on my balcony, and is learning a new skill while bonding with his grown-up buddy.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

I think, all children loves to do with the old ones and imitate us of what we are doing. So if parents don't do anything at the house, the children won't also do some tasks in the house.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205765)

• Walnut Creek, California

25 Jun 16

@ida123 Agreed. The same goes for having hobbies, reading, being kind to others, etc.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246849)

• United States

24 Jun 16

Good for you! It's time she learned. I taught my kids how to clean and do chores when they were old enough to do them correctly. I taught them how to do laundry just before they left for college. They are grown, and I'm happy to see their homes are immaculate.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@DianneN, that 's what I'm thinking, if I won't teach her, who else will help my niece in doing some task. Glad that you also teach your kids even how busy you are while you are still working.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@DianneN I know, she will.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246849)

• United States

24 Jun 16

@ida123 You are wise, and I'm sure she will appreciate it later in life, too.

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jin

@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

My youngest adopted kid lives with her mother, and she is sometimes untidy. I tell her what her mother is doing and she just ignores my question

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

See? If her real Mom teach her how to clean herself or even do some simple tasks, she'll used in doing that and when she's at your place, she also does some chores.

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jin

@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

24 Jun 16

@ida123 I doubt she will be taught by her mom because her mom works far from her and their house. Sometimes my youngest comes here in my house so dirty and smelly and I tell her to take a bath and she follows me.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@Yar_Joey Why she lives in her Mom, she is already your adoptive child. You better let her live with you so that you can teach her some simple tasks at home.

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myLot Prince (LOL)

@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

25 Jun 16

that is a good thing to teach to kids so that when they grow, they will not always rely on others to do things for them.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Jun 16

i agree with you, teaching them doing the chores while they are still young is a great help for them someday

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myLot Prince (LOL)

@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

27 Jun 16

@ida123 yep! they will not be spoiled too of the things they can do

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minisam

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

24 Jun 16

Well done and l hope she`ll continue with the cleanliness.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Jun 16

@miniam yes, it is

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Jun 16

@miniam, I told her to do it regularly especially the cleaning of her room and when she has no class, she has to help the house helper to do the chores.

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minisam

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

25 Jun 16

@ida123 Well done this is to her advantage in the future.

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