Monday, September 1, 2008
On the Virtues of Making Your Children Do the Dishes by Sue Shellenbarger @ WSJ
Quiz for the day: How much time each day, on average, does a 6- to 12-year-old child spend on household chores?
If you guessed more than a half-hour, you're wrong. Children are spending a mere 24 minutes a day doing cleaning, laundry and other housework -- a 12% decline since 1997 and a 25% drop from 1981 levels, says Sandra Hofferth, director of the Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland, based on a forthcoming study of 1,343 children. In the glacial realm of sociological change, that amounts to a free fall....
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We'll I don't have children just yet.But if I did I wouldn't spoil them rotten.I was reading an article in the current Jet on LL COOL J.& he was saying how he hates rich kids acting all crazy,I agree..Its up to parents to teach their children good work etics by giving them responsibilities around the house.That will not only train them but give a scence of discipline..& gratification when they our rewarded for being obedient;& they should be.Thats my take on the subject !!!
You are right on point kp! thanks for visiting and posting!
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