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Have you ever thought of chores as child abuse? I haven\u2019t either. But I shared a post on Instagram about our system for organizing chores and I was shocked at the number of NEGATIVE comments I received from people who believe that giving your children chores is akin to child labor and abuse.

One comment said, \u201cParents who want to do less [sic] things by dumping it on kids should be ashamed of themselves. Kids do not need to have regular chores in order to learn responsibility and you know it VERY WELL\u2026 you aren't teaching, you are USING kids!\u201d

Another comment said, \u201cThere is plenty wrong and abusive in making children feel they must contribute to the household. Why? Because it's putting undew [sic] pressure on children, pressure that they should not have.\u201d

One more states simply, \u201cChildren should not be made to do regular chores.\u201d

And finally, \u201cCHORES FOR KIDS? More like mom and dad don't want to do their household duties!\u201d

This concept wasn\u2019t entirely new to me. I had come across it in some out-of-the-way literature. But I hadn\u2019t ever come across anyone who actually believed it. It seems common sense to most parents that using chores can help their children learn responsibility.

In this episode, we respond to these comments (since responding to them on Instagram was limited by space) and philosophize on chores, and debate both sides of the argument. 

When can doing chores be detrimental to a child? In what circumstances do chores become child abuse or child labor? If parents decide to do chores, what is the best way to go about doing them? How do you teach your children the underlying philosophy or archetypal reasons for doing chores so that they feel self-motivated to do them?

We discuss all of this and much more in this lengthy but entertaining and enlightening discussion.

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