Is there such a thing as "boy chores" and "girl chores"?

I don't think there is boy chores or girl chores. I grew helping in the yard, taking out the trash, as well as dishes, vacumning, and other around the house chores. I think this made me a better person when was own my own. I could do most everything myself and didn't feel like I had to depend on anyone to do those types of things. And my daughter would rather do the "boy chores", but she does both.

Yeah, You are right. But u should be aware to their capacity according to their age. Definitely this will increase their confidence.

I teach my kids to do all chores equally (I have 3 girls and a boy). We do have one chore that is pretty much my son's which is taking out the trash mainly because he is the only one strong enough to carry the bags. If the girls ever get stronger then they will help with the trash. I also plan to teach all 4 of them to sew (with and without a sewing machine), to knit and crochet and to cook. I met so many kids (mostly guys) in college that had never learned to cook or do laundry. It was sad. There were constantly guys coming up to me in the laundry room asking for help or calling their moms wanting to know how to sort clothes, what temp to use, how much detergent, etc. About 80% of the kids I met couldn't even sew a button on a shirt if needed and at least 50% didn't know how to use an iron. And there were definitely more guys then girls that didn't know basic domestic survival skills. My children will not be one of those kids. They will know how to cook, clean, do laundry and sew before they leave my house. They will be completely able to take care of themselves.

I learned it all but I was an only child so I guess that doesn't count. I am so glad I did learn all the "boy" chores though. My dad was a mechanic and my grandfather had a small farm. I did yard, farm, garden, home repairs, and automobile. I married a truck driver so all of it comes in handy and I think there's less stress on my husband knowing I can handle things if he's not here.

My kids are grown now, but I raised three well rounded young adults. My two sons leared to cook and do the dishes. My daughter learned to change the fluids and relace the brakes as well as other minor maintainance on her car. They would, sometimes get upset with me for going against societies acceptable standards. Their friends would give them a bit of a hard time for doing the oposite sexes type of chores. My answer to them on that was that a lot of the reason for the divorce rate being so high today is that people in general have become so needy. The boys need the girls to cook and clean. The girls need the boys to take care of them. I decided that I wanted my kids to be with someone because they were in love. Not out of need. My sons can be very successful bachlers. I know this because my 25 year old is. How many of your grown sons call home for a recipe? My 26 year old son is with the woman he loves. Almost 8 years together and they have gone through getting custody of her daughter, the birth of three more and losing the youngest to an asthma attack in the middle of the night. The day he would have been 9 months old, he never woke up. They are together because they love each other. Because they love each other, they need each other. My daughter has gone through a fairly nasty divorce. She allowed the need to come before the love. The need was greater than the respect. I see both of my children whom are now parents, teaching their children the way they were taught. And my daughter is in a relationship that is based on love, not need. It is going much better for her this time around. Teach your children to be ok alone. To be able to take care of themselves. They will be much happier adults.

Absolutely not! Everybody needs to learn how to take care of themselves, their things, and property, whether that is one outfit or an entire house, vehicles, and such. I do not believe in gender related chores although there are some things my husband is much better at and he enjoys more. Because we pretty much divide our labor based on who is better at AND enjoys more, he IS the one who does things like car maintenance, computer maintenance/researching and purchasing electronics, and I take care of kids, shop and cook (he grills), etc. I do a larger percentage of cleaning (and the kids do clean after themselves because I make them) because I have a low tolerance for mess. My son actually made some sort of comment about how cleaning his bathroom was a 'girl chore' and my daughter and I about ripped his head off. I told him in no uncertain terms that the second bathroom gets regularly used and destroyed by both him and his sister, and it is always both of their job to clean it EVERY WEEK, regardless. Then I told him that when he moves out and lives in a dorm or an apartment, he needed to pull his weight and always do his share, if he uses something, he is equally expected to take part in the upkeep and clean up and replace things as necessary. They don't have a ton of chores but what I do expect is this - they both are to take care of anything of theirs. This means their rooms. Their bathroom. Any items that belong to them, clothing, toys, electronics, school supplies. Anything they use or any mess they make in any common areas of the house, they are responsible to put back where they got it, clean up, etc. I am teaching personal responsibility because I am mom, and mom is not spelled M A I D or S L A V E. I rarely ask them to cook dinner, sometimes I ask them to help while I'm busy doing something else, I also rarely ask them to do other things but I am a stickler for them always picking up anything before they leave a room. My goal is to teach them how to be independent and to not have to ask anybody else for help when they are doing everyday things - and I also want them to be proactive and do things when they need doing, not a week after somebody else has been all over them about it. I am fairly sure that so many young people are lazy and can't even do basic tasks like wash dishes, mop a floor properly, and do a load of laundry without causing things to bleed into each other and shrink because they were not expected to and MADE to do these things regularly while growing up. I thank my 'mean parents' every day for teaching me how to be a decent functioning adult who will teach her kids the same if it kills her =)

No every child should learn about every aspect of the household my children will learn to do everything thats required to run a household so hopefully they will be more than capable of managing on their own if they dont move out with a boyfriend.