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Extractions: by Jo Ann Wentzel Lets face it, household chores are not anyones favorite. We would all rather be doing something more fun, so is it any wonder teens dislike them so much. Of course, like everything else in a teens life, expressing their negative attitude about doing chores, just has to be a big deal. While I understand their feelings about washing the dishes, taking out the garbage, cleaning their room, and vacuuming, I also admit they need to do chores. Household chores should be a part of every teens life. All members of a household should be expected to do their part in keeping the place they live, clean and healthy. Chores are necessary to teach teens how to prepare for adulthood. Household chores also teach a person to have respect for their surroundings. As part of your speech, which you are bound to be forced to make, a parent should mention health issues with regards to keeping a house clean. This will impress few teens, but it is another argument and maybe they will be swayed by it. Requiring teens to do household chores teaches them responsibility and helps them develop the necessary work ethic for their future.
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Extractions: Many parents require their children to do chores around the house. For some families, the process of teaching children what to do and how to do it is an easy one. In other families, getting children to do chores regularly and completely can be a problem. It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age that all family members must work together to make the household run, and that each person must do his or her share of the work load. This can be done by beginning a program of chores and responsibilities when children are young. Chores are beneficial for children - even very young ones. Being responsible for doing chores teaches children many important skills such as cooperation and responsibility. Chores also teach children about fairness and commitment. The skills and values learned by doing chores will benefit children throughout their lives.
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Extractions: We as parents have the responsibility to teach our children how to be productive, respectful citizens. By assigning our children chores, starting when they are small, we are fostering the attitudes of self-reliance, obedience, and accountability. We are also teaching them how to maintain a household of their own someday. It is often very easy for parents to think, "I will just do it myself", as this is truly much easier for us most of the time. Yet, we must remember that when we provide tasks for our children, we are teaching them important values and ethics, as well as how to share the responsibility that managing a household entails.
Responsibility: How To Teach It, By Charles H. Betz His mother asks, How can I teach him to be responsible? Does assigningchores teach children responsibility? No, says Dr. Haim G. Ginott. http://www.lovetakestime.com/psvol09num04.html
Extractions: RETURN TO CATALOG OF TITLES Charles H. Betz, Family Life Consultant, Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Volume 9 Number 4 Responsibility: How to Teach It Trevor, twelve years old, is a nice boy, pleasant, but laid back and irresponsible. He has been assigned chores but he forgets half the time. His mother asks, " How can I teach him to be responsible? Does assigning chores teach children responsibility?" "No," says Dr. Haim G. Ginott. "The plain fact is that responsibility cannot be imposed. It can only grow from within, fed and directed by values absorbed at home and in the community." Between Parent and Child, pp. 80. If responsibility is imposed it is often resisted and resented. Our goal is to help children choose to be faithful, to want to assume their share of home duties. Responsibility is an important part of character development. Character training depends much on relationships. If you are loving and caring, your children will be cooperative. Dan came home from school looking downcast and glum. His Dad said, "It is obvious that something disappointing has happened at school today. If you want to share, I'm glad to listen." Dan's father is not prying, he is simply wanting to be supportive. Ginott says, "If he lives with criticism, he does not learn responsibility. . . .There is only one way in which we can win: by winning the child over." Ibid, pp. 84, 85.
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Extractions: Whether your homeschool family is a very tightly scheduled one or if you are more relaxed, you definitely have "structure". Designating jobs or chores to family members helps to reinforce that structure and teach family members the lessons of servanthood. Homeschoolers have a special need for a structured day and designated chores for all family members, especially during the school year. With a family of children, Mother and often Father at home all day most of the year, there are new challenges to be met in the way of keeping house and organizing. Early on in their life, a child should have two things introduced to him. The first is the Name and Person of Jesus Christ and His Word. The second are the lessons of servanthood by having assigned duties in the home. The child should not be able to remember later in life when he began to learn of either of these.
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Extractions: It may be hard to believe that very young children can do chores, but children between the ages of 18 months and four years are actually ripe for learning about household jobs. That's because this age group is so enthusiastic about being likeand being liked bytheir parents, the most important people in their worlds. The trick is finding chores that young children are able to do. Taking napkins out to the dinner table each night Most toddlers won't be able to remember their chores every day. Nor will they always be able to do them correctly. That means that you'll need to remind them gently about their responsibilities, supervise them carefully, and be willing to help out, whether it's making sure plants get the right amount of water or cleaning up spilled cat food.
Extractions: Chores without the Struggle Dear Allison, You daughter is just turning six and being that age is demanding in itself, yet I respect your need to teach her responsibility. You are on the right track in teaching that responsibility equals freedom, but your expectations are a little high considering her age. The best way to teach responsibility to our children is to include them in our daily routines, taking the time to let them help us in areas that interest them. This strengthens the parent/child relationship and teaches children the spirit of being responsible. The natural experience of enjoying a pancake that we made together or being in a clean home that we all enjoy is the true teacher. With regard to homework, why not make reading her story of the day a part of your mother-daughter time together just before the bedtime routine or after school while eating a snack? A child in kindergarten needs parental involvement with her homework, and you need to teach her how to organize her time around these demands as they increase throughout the years.
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Extractions: From the Director's Desk TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT WORK In a few months it will be a mild October morning. Neighbors will be enthused about getting out in the fresh air to get leaves raked and yards in order. Let's look at two typical fathers who may live down the block from you. Both will involve their children but only one will have a good day. As Fred leaves the breakfast table, his six year old daughter asks to "help" calling her seven year old brother as well. At first, things are not too bad but soon the neighborhood reverberates with Fred's reprimands. The children have been playing in the leaves. When the shouting starts, so does the complaining. "We hate raking!" both children yell. Fred is determined to make them finish to teach them about work. The kids eventually win by doing the job so poorly that he finally sends them to their room. Don is greeted with a similar request from his children. However, he does a rapid recalculation of how his morning will go, and agrees to their "help." Don's yard also reverberates with noise but it is of happy squeals. What does Don know that Fred doesn't? All parents have to teach their children about work. Most parents dread it. "It's quicker to do it myself!" is a parental mantra. Teaching children about work is not easy.
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Extractions: An allowance can be considered simply an amount of money a child receives to assume responsibility for certain items in the family's budget that pertains to him or her. In other words, the responsibility of such items is put in the hands of the child. The amount of the allowance should reflect the income level of the family and the age and maturity level of the child. The approach should be, "Here is X dollars. You can use it to manage your own spending on certain items." For young children it could be candy and entertainment items. As children grow, they can assume the purchase of clothing, school supplies and other more complex items.
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Extractions: Pride is the key ingredient in the development of self-respect which, ultimately, is the foundation for good mental health and happiness in life. Why is it important to give your child chores? C hores allow children an early and sustained opportunity to experience responsibility. Independence and self-sufficiency in life are tied, ultimately, to the mastery of personal and social responsibility. The process of identifying, accepting, and acting to satisfy personal and social responsibility must be learned. Children learn responsibility when their parents accept the responsibility of teaching it to them. Most parents experience no difficulty in creating opportunities for the development of personal responsibility in their children. Beginning with toilet training, parents normally assign tasks to their children that allow them to progress toward independence. School attendance is another example of a personal responsibility normally assigned by parents. For the most part, children have no difficulty acknowledging the existence of personal responsibilities and readily accept them. Parents may experience greater difficulty developing opportunities for their children to develop a sense of social responsibility. Assigning household chores creates an opportunity for parents to teach children that they have responsibilities to their family. Teaching children to accept responsibilities within their family is the very best way of preparing children to satisfy various other social responsibilities that they will encounter outside of the family as they grow older and progress toward independence.
