Nowadays, many parents believe when children are old enough, they should assist in household chores, while many others think their little ones are too young to take on responsibilities like adults. With me, I support the first point of view because of three main reasons: it gives children opportunities to get used to family’s daily activities, learn to respect other people’s effort, and become more independent in their future lives.
First of all, children need to take part in daily household tasks to understand how things work. In fact, one of the most frequently sites causes of over-indulgent parents are doing too much for their children and not expecting enough from them. Not being taught essential skills of everyday living can limit children’s ability to function at age appropriate level. For instance, a three-year old girl has no idea how to wear her coat or even pour water by herself, or a teenager at his eighteenth go away for college can’t do his own laundry. In contrast, youngsters are completely capable to assist their parents in many chores; cooking is one example. They can help by cleaning ingredients, giving needed things or setting the dining table. Observing and direct participating in cooking, they learn how foods are made, and can cook simple dishes by themselves. Clearly, let children take part in household activities will cultivate their knowledge about the real life and help them build skills they will need as grown-ups.
Secondly, being shared household chores gives kids the opportunity to give back, value, and respect their parents and all they do for them. Some parents rarely require children to help because of many different reasons such as: they are so busy with all other demands from schoolwork, need to pursue extra-curricular sports or need to practice a new instrument… As a result, children deem that their academic qualifications, athletic skills or interest are most important. Intentionally or not, these kids become self-absorbed and mainly concern about themselves and their own needs. They do not naturally consider the needs and expectations of others, include their parents. Doing chores teaches kids how are caring, sharing and respect. For kids in the previous example, when they aware how hard and time-consuming cooking take their mothers, they can value the job and who did it. So, kids learn to respect every dish, never refuse eating them anymore and willingly help not only in cooking, but in other chores also.
Last but not least, I think each children should have his/her own contributions in household tasks because childhood is an important period to form a child’s character. When they can do something, even small tasks to help their parents, they will feel like being a vital part in the family and have duty to contribute more. In fact, learning to schedule time and be responsible in doing chores from early age help kids build “a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance”, achieve early success at school, and in career than those who didn’t or started them as teens, according to researches by Marty Rossmann, emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota. For example, when a preschooler is divided tasks like other members, she will feel having the same role and responsibility with her siblings or her parents. She have to throw the trash, tidy up her bedroom, gather and put away toys after playing by herself. By that, she learns how to be in charge of her own agenda, how to develop her own interests, skills, solutions and expertise, then she becomes more independent at her study and in her future life.
In conclusion, for all the reasons above, I strongly support that children should assist parents with suitable household chores as soon as they are old enough. Because of being small, children can do small tasks, but after all, they gain a lot of necessary knowledge and skills to prepare for an adult’s life, three of which are: awareness about the real world, how to respect other people, and live independently by their own.
Nowadays,
many
parents
believe when
children
are
old
enough
, they should assist in
household
chores
, while
many
others
think
their
little
ones are too young to take on responsibilities like adults. With me, I support the
first
point of view
because
of three main reasons: it gives
children
opportunities to
get
used
to family’s daily activities,
learn
to
respect
other
people
’s effort, and become more independent in their future
lives
.
First of all
,
children
need
to
take part
in daily
household
tasks
to understand how things work. In fact, one of the most
frequently
sites causes of over-indulgent
parents
are doing too much for their
children
and not expecting
enough
from them. Not
being taught
essential
skills
of everyday living can limit
children’s
ability to function at age appropriate level.
For instance
, a three-year
old
girl has no
idea
how to wear her coat or even pour water by herself, or a
teenager
at his eighteenth go away for college can’t do his
own
laundry.
In contrast
, youngsters are completely capable to assist their
parents
in
many
chores
; cooking is one example. They can
help
by cleaning ingredients, giving needed things or setting the dining table. Observing and direct participating in cooking, they
learn
how foods
are made
, and can cook simple dishes by themselves.
Clearly
,
let
children
take part
in
household
activities will cultivate their knowledge about the real life and
help
them build
skills
they will
need
as grown-ups.
Secondly
,
being shared
household
chores
gives
kids
the opportunity to give back, value, and
respect
their
parents
and all they do for them.
Some
parents
rarely require
children
to
help
because
of
many
different
reasons such as: they are
so
busy with all
other
demands from schoolwork,
need
to pursue extra-curricular sports or
need
to practice a new instrument…
As a result
,
children
deem that their academic qualifications, athletic
skills
or interest are most
important
.
Intentionally
or not, these
kids
become self-absorbed and
mainly
concern about themselves and their
own
needs
. They do not
naturally
consider the
needs
and expectations of others, include their
parents
. Doing
chores
teaches
kids
how are caring, sharing and
respect
. For
kids
in the previous example, when they aware how
hard
and time-consuming cooking take their mothers, they can value the job and who did it.
So
,
kids
learn
to
respect
every dish, never refuse eating them anymore and
willingly
help
not
only
in cooking,
but
in
other
chores
also
.
Last
but
not least, I
think
each
children
should have his/her
own
contributions in
household
tasks
because
childhood is an
important
period to form a child’s character. When they can do something, even
small
tasks
to
help
their
parents
, they will feel like being a vital part in the family and have duty to contribute more. In fact, learning to schedule time and be responsible in doing
chores
from early age
help
kids
build “a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance”, achieve early success at school, and in career than those who didn’t or
started
them as teens, according to researches by Marty
Rossmann
, emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota.
For example
, when a preschooler
is divided
tasks
like
other
members, she will feel having the same role and responsibility with her siblings or her
parents
. She
have
to throw the trash, tidy up her bedroom, gather and put away toys after playing by herself. By that, she
learns
how to be in charge of her
own
agenda, how to develop her
own
interests,
skills
, solutions and expertise, then she becomes more independent at her study and in her future life.
In conclusion
, for all the reasons above, I
strongly
support that
children
should assist
parents
with suitable
household
chores
as
soon
as they are
old
enough
.
Because
of being
small
,
children
can do
small
tasks
,
but
after all
, they gain
a lot of
necessary knowledge and
skills
to prepare for an adult’s life, three of which are: awareness about the real world, how to
respect
other
people
, and
live
independently
by their
own
.