By Josie Jenkins
Have you ever refused to help clean up your house? If so, does it drive your parents crazy?
Many kids think, “Why should we help clean up the house if we didn’t make the mess?” And, “Why do we have to clean when it’s not our house?” Kids often think why help do chores around the house if that’s not their job?
Parents make children do chores to get them ready for real-life responsibilities. Kids don’t realize that their parents are making them clean not only because they need to get off their phones and do something, but also to get them ready for the real world and real responsibilities.
When these kids and young teens get their first few jobs, the first thing that they’re going to have to do is most likely clean. Just like at their homes, they have responsibilities to do at their jobs. However, if they don’t do them at their job, they will get fired.
So yes, parents should make their children do chores around the house, not only to make them get up and do something but also to prepare them for the real world, to get them used to having responsibilities and having to do them. When getting everything handed to you, you don’t understand the value of hard work.
Kids who have been taught to do their chores and responsibilities are more likely to succeed in their road to adulthood. They will be able to hold jobs better, while also keeping their lives clean and organized.
