As I flashback to my childhood; I cannot remember being taught domestic skills in detail early in my life. I basically only remember eating dinner and getting up from the kitchen table and going outside to play. One day as I watching my daughter sweep the floor I noticed she had no fundamentals or ideal how to sweep the floor in the proper way. I watched to see how she swept the floor, and after watching, I had had enough and simply took the broom from her and showed her how to sweep the floor.
While we sometimes think most things come naturally like sweeping floors and washing dishes, I had to think for a minute; this is something I had not taught my child. We time to time think most people learn from just watching someone else do something, and then we expect them to be able to do the same thing. I found I had missed the mark with showing and teaching my daughter basic household chores. Sure I managed to get her to clean her bedroom, but I use to do the majority of house cleaning. Once I realized it was time for her to start helping me clean the bathroom, dust and clean furniture I had to teach her the basics.
It is so important to teach our children at a young age to learn basic domestic house chores. I would suggest pre-teens or earlier depending on your child's maturity level and their capabilities. The sooner children learn their household chores including but not limited to; washing dishes, washing their own clothes, cooking, cleaning the bathroom, sweeping and mopping floors, running vacuum cleaner etc, the sooner they will have the life skills necessary to take care of themselves without your assistance.
One of the best things you and I can do as parents is to teach our children as much as possible so they're "well-rounded" when they are no longer in our custody. While some things seem like a simple task to you, it could be a little more complicated to someone else. Never overestimate your child can do real simple task. If we as parents train and teach our children as much as we can, then all our teaching will not go in vain. Proverbs 22: 6 says "Train up a child in the way He should go; when he is old he will not depart from it."
Your child or children are an asset to you and not a liability. Look, Children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of your womb is a reward. Psalm 127:3. If you are struggling with your parental rights and responsibilities sign-up to receive tips on life in general and I can help you with your parenting concerns.
Copyright ?2009 Clark A. Thomas
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