Chores for Kids - Use Chores to Raise Independent Individuals
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
by Samantha Buck
Life Organize It
Chores for kids are good for everyone in the family. As parents we need the help around the house while teaching our kids to be self sufficient in life. Kids need chores to teach them responsibility and to be a contributing member to the family, which will teach them to be a contributing member to society later in life. Not only are the above mentioned reasons chores for kids are great, you'll be amazed at how much more organized you will be once you get your kids to do their chores.
around the same time as Freud. Adler was considered every man's psychologist while Freud was a psychologist to the elite. Adler said that everyone's behavior is purposeful. In other words, there's a reason why we do what we do. He also said we all have a basic need to belong and be accepted by others. Why am I mentioning Adler, and what the heck does he have to do with chores for kids? Well, I apply his basic teachings to raising kids. It's simple, their behavior is purposeful, and they have a need to belong and be accepted, and giving them chores satisfies these two needs.
Do you ever notice your kids act up when you're trying to cook dinner, or you're on the phone? Although we may think they're acting up to annoy us, they're really just trying to get our attention....negative or otherwise. That's the purpose behind the bad behavior. So, how do you turn that purposeful behavior around to something positive? Give them something productive to do. Chores! They can set the table while you make dinner, dust the floor boards while you're on the phone, etc. Get creative and give them something productive and positive to do.
Chores for kids work wonders for boosting your kids behavior in the positive direction in that they
can convert negative purposeful behavior into positive. Chores also meets kids basic need to belong in that doing chores alongside family members gives them a sense of belonging to the family unit. It sends a message of 'we're all in this together'. By assigning age appropriate chores, it teaches kids how to be responsible and self reliant while developing their self esteem too. And, if you start early enough, chores will become a normal part of everyday life for your kids helping them to eventually become productive, self-reliant, and responsible adults.
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