Are you Blindly Robbing Your Children?
You think you’re helping but instead you’re robbing them...
The other day I was hanging up my son's clothes. My kids do their laundry but my oldest was at work and unable to do so. I didn’t want his clothes staring at me all day, so I hung them up.
At that moment I was thinking...
I wonder how many moms are guilty of this? Doing their kids’ chores and take on their responsibilities because it’s faster or more convenient.They THINK they are doing their kids a favour but instead... they are robbing them.
👉 It’s easier to take 3 minutes and load the dishwasher myself rather than keeping my child on task and teaching her not to get distracted.
👉 It’s faster if I put these crayons away because they‘re all off playing so nicely.
👉 I would rather not call them in to vacuum up this mess because that’ll take 10 minutes instead of 2.
When we do things they SHOULD BE doing... we are taking away a teaching opportunity and robbing them from learning valuable lessons...
👉 Cleaning up after yourself is a life skill that EVERYONE needs to have and is necessary for their whole life. (How many of you are married to someone whose mom DID NOT teach them this?)
👉 Being responsible for your share of household duties is being a team player.
👉 In life, we do things we have to do so that we can do the things we want to do.
It’s totally fine to help your kids out and do their chores for them, but don’t make it a habit and don’t do it out of pressure or obligation.
✅ Overlook any whines and cries and remember that the time they’re spending on chores is time spent LEARNING.
✅ Remind them of THE LESSONS they’re getting behind the responsibilities they’ve been given and do this consistently.
✅ The lessons your kids receive while they’re at home is the greatest gift you‘ll give them as its shaping who they’re becoming.
Don’t rob them.
