I firmly agree with the statement that children should required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so. Some people might argue that children are deserved to not work since they have not grown enough. However I do not agree with the opinion with the following reasons. First, with household, children can appreciate the efforts of their parents. Moreover, when kids become adults, they can deal with many problems by himself without having a difficulty.
Above all, By doing household task, children learn responsibility and appreciation. Most people would agree that household is pretty boring and annoying tasks, even though that is small works such as washing dishes, mopping floor, and gathering trash bags. However, young kids who always have been took care of by their parents never understand the efforts parents put for them. Through working in house, children would have a chance to put in their parents’ shoes, that way, they can appreciate parents’ effort and learn they can not live for free without doing something. Take my case as an example, it is embarrassing to admit for me, but I have never had a household until eight-teen years old. My family was not rich, and we did not have a house-keeper, just it was mostly because my parents loved me so much that they did not want me to work in house. However, one day my mother was sick, and she had to go to hospital. The day I had to do household such as cooking and washing dishes and I felt it was very tedious and boring thing to do and I finally knew that how much my parents have been doing unpleasant things for me. After the day, I deeply regretted and started helping parents often.
Furthermore, when the kids who have been doing household become adults, they are tend to more easily adjust to various difficult situations they faced. The education have received in childhood is very important. Likewise, small experiences by done in young age have a great influence on adulthood. Household allows kids to have sense of independence and it enables to deal with hard situation when nobody can help them. For example, I have a university friend, mi-su. Her original hometown was in the country side, but in order to go to university, she had to move to the city by herself. Not long after she entered the university, I heard the news that she fainted owing to lack of vital nutrition. It turned out that she had eaten only ramen. Since she never cooked when she was living with her family, she did not know how to cook, so her staple food had been only instant food which rarely has nutrition. Later, fortunately, by learning cooking, she could take her health back.
All of these things into account, I strongly agree with the idea that young kid should do household as soon as they can. The reason is that it offers a chance for kids to notice their parents effort. Moreover, when they become adult, they can deal with various hardships better by themselves.
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