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Chores Chores are a needed element in a smoothly run home. They teach children to be capable, help them develop a sense of competency and esteem, and it can take some of the load off Mom. News Flash!!! It's OK for kids to work! We aren't talking about beating them into submission and making slaves out of them. We are talking about helping them from the time they are capable of doing the smallest tasks such as putting clothes into the laundry hamper, to the time they leave home, to take on an increasing amount of responsibility for the tasks involved in daily life. Teenagers should know how to cook a meal, shop for groceries, do their own laundry (not just how, but what happens if they don't take responsibility for it themselves), and how to clean their own space, and help with the general upkeep of the home for the family. However much you assign them, if it is done fairly, it still won't be quite as much as they'll have to do once on their own. They need to learn from the time they are capable of understanding responsibility, that they are required to do certain types of work, just as a matter of course. Part of the necessities of life. Mom should not do everything for everyone. She has a right to ask for help. That means she must first teach them how to do it right, but once that is done, she has the right to expect that the family functions as a unit, and not with Mom as the maid. Your relationship with your kids can become one of cooperation, with give and take on both sides. If you operate a home business, you'll need to find ways for the entire family to work together. It is in everyone's best interest if that happens anyway, because it teaches kids to be aware of the needs of others, and to appreciate the efforts of others, as well as teaching them how to do the things they need to do in life. A family counselor said, "The purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship". So when you teach your children to work, do so in a manner that binds hearts together, and not in a way that puts barriers between you. Help them to understand that you are teaching them to work to HELP them, not to punish them. At times there will be resentment - it is human nature to not wish to do anything more than we must, and to try to persuade others to reduce their expectations of us. But strong families are built on respect, love, and a foundation of capability on the part of each member.
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