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Kids & Chores, Be understanding
By Wendy Simons
"Clean up your room!" Isn't it frustrating to have to tell your child over and over again to clean their room, take out the trash, or to help in any manner related to chores? Anybody with children old enough to take on small responsibilities around the house has gone through this. And the reason why we are getting frustrated is because we compare their small chores as minimal compared to our adult responsibilities.
Want to know why kids don't do chores? It is because the work is not a priority for them. As an adult, you are programmed to know that any work is a priority. Now think back when you were little. You didn't like to do any type of household chores either. Why? Because you had better things to do, like playing with your toys, riding your bike, or perhaps playing video games.
Kids often despise chores because they have such busy schedules and they have very little free time. From morning to late afternoon they are in school. Then they have to do homework. Then of course there is family time and dinner. Before you know it they have to wash up for bed so that they be up for school the next day. So keep these things in mind the next time you get angry because your child is not doing his or her chores.
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Wendy Simons, writes for a number of sites about health, beauty and cosmetic surgery, she also makes contributions to the A-Z of.com.
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