Should children be taught to clean up after themselves on their own, or should they be paid to do this task?

18-May-25 01:01am
joker77
if you teach a cnild to clean up after themselves and teach them morals later on in life they will grow up properly and you will be proud of them
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02-May-25 18:46pm
Dimitri T 100433
4
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29-Apr-25 23:58pm
Michael D 983433
The sooner you learn that soap does not grow in the bathroom, but mold does the better!
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20-Apr-25 10:46am
Val 1394045
2
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11-Apr-25 07:51am
Lyn A.
4pts Everyone needs to know to clean up after. Which include not throwing 'rubbish' out on the street or path etc. All my kids were taught to clean up, cook, wash etc. All the things needed to be a contributing member of household and society
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09-Apr-25 18:21pm
Rosie 563501
5pts Yes, definitely children need to do this as unpaid chore at all times
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01-Apr-25 08:25am
Christine M 323842
No one gets paid to clean up their own mess.
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30-Mar-25 00:55am
Denise C (Qld)
Sure but pocket money could be an encouragement and an incentive
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29-Mar-25 19:08pm
Janet 1621979
I think kids should do it as unpaid - but nothing wrong with offering them an incentive to do extra things.
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29-Mar-25 13:28pm
Wayne Wilson
4, I was made to do chores around the home growing, never did me any harm.
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29-Mar-25 05:26am
Miriam R 782611
5
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28-Mar-25 16:12pm
Larry S 382961
i had to do washing up and mow the lawn
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28-Mar-25 13:27pm
Katzeye
I think it's good if they are encouraged to do wee jobs around the house to help out especially when both parents are working.
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28-Mar-25 04:29am
catherine 1489090
4, Children should be taught responsibility sure, but also be taught of some allowance 2 also learn the most important decision...managing funds 4 their future success.
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27-Mar-25 19:51pm
Ek M
At some point in a child’s, soon to be adults, life they will be unpaid jobs , cleaning laundry etc, might as well start early,
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27-Mar-25 16:41pm
Missy Wyld
4
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26-Mar-25 20:55pm
Brandy Yining Z
1 point
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26-Mar-25 20:49pm
Manel 1271300
Yes definitely the chores should be done amicably between parents and kids. They need encouragement and some financial benefit?? for fulfilling such tasks. It’s a happy negotiation??
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26-Mar-25 20:43pm
Debra F 499651
I think they should learn that chores are part of life but as they get older they also need to learn money management so should get an allowance.
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26-Mar-25 19:23pm
Jania S
What children learn in childhood they never forget, teach them to expect money, and they will end up grifters
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26-Mar-25 17:23pm
Paula J 395266
My children were expected to do chores and we paid money into a bank account for them. Both of my daughters-in-law are very happy with the way I raised my sons as they cook and do housework. My in-laws love me which is unusual.
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26-Mar-25 17:14pm
Jacqueline R 353303
2 Yes helps them in later life. Of course clean up with a big thank you in appreciation
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26-Mar-25 17:03pm
Gulsum 1652992
All children should learn to clean up after themselves. Nobody pays you to clean up when you’re an adult unless you work as a cleaner
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26-Mar-25 14:54pm
Pat C 618241
As an ancient I can remember cleaning up when we had a dinner with older guests present, My sister and I had the chore of doing all the clearing and washing up while the interesting stories - which we couldn't hear went on merrily in the lounge room.
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26-Mar-25 14:45pm
Robert T 597718
1 send them to work
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26-Mar-25 14:29pm
Paul J 94868
A bit of pocket money doesn't hurt sometimes...
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26-Mar-25 14:19pm
Andrew B 1222902
I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. It really depends on your parenting style.
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26-Mar-25 13:28pm
James 1592209
The only way
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26-Mar-25 13:26pm
Grommie
it's time woke-ery stopped and children were occasionally told to harden up. Oh and not everyone is a winner.
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26-Mar-25 12:40pm
Linda C
My 3 children received a small amount of pocket money, however, chores had to be done. i.e. loading and emptying dishwasher, making their own beds and keeping their room tidy, taking out the rubbish etc. If they didn't do it they lost a portion or all of their money. I taught my children over the years to cook, clean, iron, wash their clothing etc. They are self reliant adults something many these days are not.
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26-Mar-25 11:51am
pam rae
hi Hanno..
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26-Mar-25 11:42am
Hanno.
4 points for Yes, the most popular one.
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26-Mar-25 11:20am
Ann 1498966
When I was a child my sister and I were given an allowance for doing chores until when I was in 4th grade, my parents discovered that our town had a recycling center. My parents told us to take our wagon every Saturday and ask the neighbors for their newspapers. We bagged the papers and eventually learned to make rolls with them and that was our money. No more money for doing chores and still and still had to do the chores. I paid to go to camp and for my own violin lessons.
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- 26-Mar-25 12:41pm
  Linda C
  I used to collect newspapers and beer bottles. We did not get pocket money. My father used to take half the money for some reason.
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- 26-Mar-25 16:22pm
  Ann 1498966Linda C
  We also eventually got bottles and cans from neighbors too. We went to so many neighborhoods that we were given an old hospital gurney and my dad put a refrigerator box on the bottom of it so we could hold a lot of stuff. We lived in a hilly neighborhood, so we got a lot of exercise pushing that thing. My dad helped us squash the cans and sort the glass; the money from those went towards family vacations; we didn't mind because we loved visiting Dad's relatives in the Midwest.
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- 26-Mar-25 23:33pm
  Linda CAnn 1498966
  I used my Mums jeep. Mind you this was back in the 1950's.
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26-Mar-25 10:39am
Joe B 288252
No definitely not, cleaning up is part and parcel of life and should be taught the same as toilet training. If you want to teach them how to work and earn then there are a host of other chores that can fit the bill
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26-Mar-25 10:37am
Gaza
The first answer is misleading
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26-Mar-25 09:58am
Sheree T
Yes they definitely need to clean up after themselves. It's a good learning process for them.
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26-Mar-25 09:45am
Roslyn A
And of course when children clean up, we finish off the job properly anyway............
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26-Mar-25 09:14am
P.P.R
6 PTS...........
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26-Mar-25 09:11am
Kat 493553
4 pts! Thanks.Gotta train them while they´re young, otherwise you’ll never get it to work.
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26-Mar-25 08:20am
Danielle R 478487
There is a post online,mum of 6 ,school age and toddlers. They have a morning and evening routine,all have their own jobs,clean up after themselves, the youngest with help. The fun part is the touchscreen she has on the wall where the kids tick off the jobs they do as they go. So super organised,the kids love it.
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26-Mar-25 08:14am
Danielle R 478487
Most children love to help at a young age,fostering ad encouraging thus attitude is really important. As they get older and have more " wants" then using extra household jobs as a source of pocket money is a good way of teaching them how to earn and save until they are old enough to get paid work.
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26-Mar-25 08:12am
LEAH G. (Philippines CEBU )
4 pts
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26-Mar-25 08:00am
allin
4
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26-Mar-25 07:59am
Rodwings
You want to keep living in my house...do what you are told.
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26-Mar-25 07:08am
Linda J 383315
They should be taught to clean up after themselves and once they get to an appropriate age that can be part of them earning their pocket money
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26-Mar-25 06:51am
Bugalugs
Yes, of course they should! Mums and Dads are Not their Servants! If a child helps in, say, the garden, then it would be acceptable for them to get a small reward but very often, as it was when we 6 were children, a Thank You is all that is needed. Mum and Dad simply did not have money to spare to either give us or buy us some treat. Isn't this all part of growing up? Learning Discipline and Responsibility?
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26-Mar-25 06:44am
Paula
yes i was
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26-Mar-25 06:37am
Daniel A 2
Maybe we should insert Cat genes into Children! Humans are so incredibly smart. But wait what will happen when Neo starts doing it.
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26-Mar-25 06:15am
boy blunder
whoever made the mess should clean up from the time they walk and talk you can help but they should be a part of the process,,, if someone cooks the rest should clean is the only exception I can think of
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- 26-Mar-25 06:25am
  Maria B 89860
  Like your way of thinking, boy blunder! Something else that has worked for me .... one day could here the young ones coming down the corridor arguing about who's fault whatever it was and not having any idea what it was about I pretended to do my "nana" saying cats and kids always making a mess etc etc and the next thing one of them pipes up "she's mad at the both of us, let's go and play" PHEW that saved a lot of being good mum/bad mum duties and the rest of the day was very peaceful indeed!
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- 26-Mar-25 08:32am
  boy blunderMaria B 89860
  keep them guessing that's the way its all in the delivery
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26-Mar-25 06:02am
Marilyn 1653239
Children should be encouraged from a young age to be independent as much as possible which includes cleaning up after themselves and being organized. The benefits of this organisation training lasts forever through your working life and even into old age making your whole life more efficient.
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26-Mar-25 05:35am
Maria B 89860
Definitely no, you make the mess, you need to clean it up but be sure to lead by excample! I used to ask, with broom in hand, if it was rubbish because it was so it was going in the bin .. got the right reaction and quickly picked up! However one day we were in a hurry to go out so I explained that we'd sweep it in corner, so no-one would step or strip up on it and deal with it when we got back home again .. there can be exceoptions to rules.
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26-Mar-25 03:53am
Christina C 466456
No they need to do it unpaid. The occasional bribe is OK though if you have to for example if you're pushed for time and it helps get the job done quickly.
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26-Mar-25 03:23am
Squirrelsmo
It should be taught at home so that when they get out on their own they will be more organized, and no, they shouldn't be paid to do it.
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26-Mar-25 03:22am
pam rae
7 PTS
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26-Mar-25 03:13am
Cher
Start to teach early. Parents are the role models for children.
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26-Mar-25 02:22am
Linda 3
I think I was paid a quarter until I was about 9 or 10 years old. After that it was expected of me and I didnt get paid anything, I kept my room clean, helped with yard work, dried dishes, and sometimes dusted throughout the house.
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26-Mar-25 01:22am
Catherine 1495271
My 1 year old grandson emulates his parents and knows where dirty dishes and clothes belong. Our job as parents is to raise them to independence. No one's going to pay them to clean their own homes as adults
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26-Mar-25 01:15am
Robert 1571950
Gotta clean up their act.
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