Some mothers feel that their kids should not have to do household chores, especially if mothers stay at home. Other mothers feel that kids should have some responsibilities around the house because it teaches a child the value of hard work.

Some mothers feel that their kids should not have to do household chores, especially if mothers stay at home. Other mothers feel that kids should have some responsibilities around the house because it teaches a child the value of hard work.

People have been speculating for decades about the issue of how to bring up kids. There are those who believe that children must not do anything around the house while  others follow a different point of view saying that children should share the household chores equally with parents. Let us consider the pros and cons of both viewpoints.

To begin with, in some households youths do not have  to do any  housework as there is  one working adult and the other parent has enough time to do the household chores. Moreover, wealthy families hire daily help to do everything around the house as they dislike doing it on their own. Besides, sometimes adults do not voice their concerns and children do not really understand that their help can come in handy with keeping the house clean.

However, we should not forget about the existence of different points. Firstly, throughout centuries children, especially  girls, have been helping their mothers with maintaining a house. Otherwise, they risked staying lonely without their own family for the whole life because of the lack of house keeping skills. Secondly, sharing responsibilities with parents can teach teens to be responsible, self-organized and independent.

Despite these rational points, I still believe that adults ought not to make children do anything around the house as teenagers should spend their time on education and sometimes entertainment.

To conclude, I want to say that it is up to everybody to decide their own priorities and methods of upbringing.