Why Children Should Be Encouraged to Help Out With Chores More

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By: Vicky Cao April,15th, 2019

Most children don’t enjoy doing chores. Often times they think it’s a waste of time, effort,
and energy. In a study conducted by researchers at Harvard University, they examined the
psychological effects of children doing chores. The researchers all agreed that it improved the
child’s self-esteem because they feel a sense of accomplishment after completing a chore.
When we really examine the pros of children helping out with more chores, it could change a
child’s lifestyle.

Being a parent is the most difficult and busiest job in the world. Having to take the kids to
doctors appointments, take care of financial issues, and making sure they’re happy. Now they
have to come home and stress about chores. If kids were to help out with the chores, a
significant amount of stress would be taken off parents shoulders. Even helping out with simple
chores such as sweeping the floor, folding clothes, or wiping the table, could help our parents to
feel more reassured and not have to rush and stress about taking care of the house. This will
not only help them relax, but studies show that being relaxed helps us focus more, which means
we can get more work done and more efficiently. This will also improve their mood and can even
build a better relationship with the family.

According to an article written by Amy Morin relating to why kids should do chores, she
researched that kids who help out with chores at a young age are more likely to grow up
independent and responsible. Habits are easy to get but hard to break. Learning to become
responsible and independent at a young age by being used to our habits is a VERY good sign.
Studies have shown that getting used to good habits at a young age are much easier and faster
to learn and adapt to. That being said, it doesn’t mean if you’re past your childhood that you
can’t start adapting to good habits. One day, we will probably have to leave our parents and live
on our own. This means we will have to take care of ourselves and not rely on our parents. If
we were already used to doing chores and taking care of ourselves, our parents wouldn’t have
to worry about our well-being, because they trust that we are taking care of ourselves. This
makes for good partners/roommates

Parents may argue that if children were to do chores at a young age, they wouldn’t get to
be a “child”, as they will always have to worry about taking care of the house. Plus, they have
the rest of their lives to worry about chores. After all, isn’t it the parent's job to maintain the
house? Although some parents may take this topic to an extreme, just like everything in life, it’s
about being balanced. Of course, it’s important to go outside and roll around in the mud, but it’s
also important to teach our children daily life skills. Indeed, they do have their whole life to worry
about chores, but getting them started early will mean they'll become used to it which means
they don’t have to worry about it in the future. According to
https://www.verywellfamily.com/the-importance-of-chores-for-kids-1095018, kids who do
complete chores at a young age are found to have more confidence as they feel a sense of
accomplishment when they finish a chore. Kids will feel more important and valued because
they believe that they are being helpful to their parents.

Besides becoming independent from doing chores, they are great for distracting children
from electronics. As much as children enjoy using electronics, in today’s society, children
overusing electronics is becoming a huge problem. Instead of watching Youtube videos or
updating their Instagram feed, kids could help out with household chores instead. Not only will
this help their parents and themselves, but it distracts them from electronics, and it will even
boost their physical activity, for example, mopping the floor, carrying the laundry, and sweeping.
These are all examples of chores that are great for boosting physical activity as they all require
movement or/and strength. When kids start to adapt to being away from their electronics, they
will be able to focus on more important things such as schoolwork, bonding with friends/family,
or picking up other hobbies that don’t require electronics.

Similar to everything in life, it takes time for children/teens to adapt to their new
household job. At first, they might moan and groan from frustration, but at the end of the day,
they know that their parents are just preparing them for the future. Instead of throwing all the
chores at them, try to set up a schedule or chart to organize everyone on what job they have to
do. This way, everyone has a balanced amount of work. Another way to start a system is to give
a little reward to the child once they finish a chore. This way, the child will have a positive
thought when it comes to chores. To wrap it all up, parents should try to encourage children
more to participate in helping out with chores because it takes off stress on the parents, it helps
children become independent, and it helps distract them from electronics.

Parent Persuasive Success Criteria

Goal: To write a persuasive essay to persuade our parents to help us do one favor. It should be
six paragraphs long including, one introduction, three arguments, one counter-argument, and a
conclusion paragraph. It should include details on how it benefits them, how it benefits myself,
how it can benefit our relationship, the overall budget/cost, and how to get it started. Dot jots
and rough draft must be handed in with the good copy. The rough draft must be double spaced
and peer edited. Good copy should be typed out.

Dot Jots/ Brainstorming Ideas Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 /4

Rough Draft Peer-Edited and Double Spaced Thurs, Apr 5th, 2019 /15

Good Copy Due Thurs Apr 11th, 2019 on Google Docs

References /10

Proper Grammar /10

Introduction /5

Three Distinct Arguments /10

Bonus For A Counter Argument /3

Solution and Steps /10

Total: /100