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Has anyone managed to teach children to enjoy chores?

User Profile: Clio9876
Clio9876 December 19th, 2024

Please share your tips.

I think it is possible with small children. Because they value the attention.

But what about teenagers?

My mum resented chores. So I think the main thing she taught me was to resent them. Eventually I realised that I needed to stop doing chores because I was "supposed to" and start doing them for me. So I wash the dishes because I hate not having clean things to eat with. And I pay the bills because I don't want to live without light and water. Etc. And I found that when I viewed chores as things that make my life nicer, I liked doing them better.

Is this something that is possible to inspire in a teenager, or something they have to discover for themself?

Of course, there's always the reward/payment route. But I'm very interested if anyone has managed to inspire a love of doing chores. Or had it inspired in themself.

How do you think it happened?

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