Do you agree or disagree? Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so. |
Some parents are reluctant to make their children do errands or household chores. They raise their children as their little princes or princesses in their houses. However, children who are raised by those parents are likely to be impolite and spoiled. Because they cannot get a chance to learn about a sense of responsibilty and cooperation.
First of all, children become mature adults in the course of doing errands or household chores. Sometimes they would do some mistakes, but they can learn about their responsibility from their mistakes. Because they can see what is going on in their homes during doing errands and some mistakes. To illustrate this point, I could realize that I should end up something I am in charge of. When I was a little boy, my mother asked me to buy a bottle of orange juice. However, I did not listen to my mother carefully, so I bought a bottle of beer. As a result of my careless mistake, my family had to drink beer instead of orange juice at breakfast. In retrospect, my mother could go to the store and exchange it to milk, however, she did not do that. Because she wanted me to realize the importance of a sense of responsibility, and I was able to know that very deeply.
In addition, children are able to know the importance of cooperation from doing household tasks. They cannot feel it if they do not help their parents' household tasks. For instance, my older brother was always an exception of doing errands. The reason of this was that he had to study. Therefore, I complained about that all the time. However, he became more passive and weak as he grew up. Conversely, I grew up as an lively and brisk adult. I think that the difference between my brother and I originated from my participation of household chores.
To sum up, I firmly believe that children should do household chores and errands in order to learn about a sense of responsibility and cooperation. Those activities are essential parts of becoming a mature adult, and those are important lessons for children. |