How important is housework?

Housework is really important. If no one in a family cooks, washes dishes, sweeps the floor and cleans the room, then "home" is not "home", and it will soon be in a mess, and no one likes to stay at home. Only a clean and tidy family environment can make the family feel comfortable and give people strength.

I basically do all the housework in our family, but it's tiring to deal with a lot of housework every day. The father of the child comes home late from work, and at most comes back to help wash the dishes or use the dishwasher. It is random and casual for children to help occasionally. In my expectation, they are small enough to put away toys, take a shower and wash close-fitting clothes. But after listening to teacher Zhang's class today, I think it's worth a try to invite children to do housework together:

1- Brainstorm with children and make a list of housework. You can think about it together and watch all the activities at home, such as cooking: buying vegetables, washing vegetables, cooking, cooking, cleaning the kitchen, taking out the garbage and so on. Tidy up the room: sweep the floor, mop the table, etc. Clothing cleaning: washing, drying, collecting, folding, etc.

2- Increase the fun of doing housework.

For example, you can do rounds of housework selection and draw lots to make children feel that housework is like a game.

3- Create a relaxed and interesting atmosphere: play music, fun contests, etc.

In addition, Teacher Zhang gave seven suggestions on housework:

1- Provide suitable tools for children;

2- set up a "family housework day" where the whole family does housework together;

3- Pay attention to the contribution of children, not the value of housework;

4- Plan to help children study and do housework;

5- housework should be suitable for children's age;

6- spend some time training children;

7- Avoid immediately criticizing and punishing children.

This weekend, I'm going to arrange housework with my children according to the teacher's method. It's wonderful to think that children can do their own things independently and help with housework at home, ha.