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> but kids actually benefit from having responsibilities. Do they? I’m not sure what I learned from my parents insisting that I “clean” my room.
by burrows 4y ago
> but kids actually benefit from having responsibilities.
Do they? I’m not sure what I learned from my parents insisting that I “clean” my room.
- nmstoker 4y agoMaybe it teaches a recognition of pointless overhead and a healthy distrust of people who would fit in too well in Compliance departments?
- burrows 4y agoMission accomplished.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoMost people, eventually, learn the value of cleaning their domicile (there are exceptions, of course). I think parents live in hope that their kids can learn that value earlier than they themselves have, or at least help share their lessons learned with their kids - this is true of many things in parent/child relationship -> we want/hope better for our kids. And let's not minimize the "I'm tired, I had to clean your room every night for the past 3 days/weeks/months/years/decades, you need to put some effort too!" aspect of course :-> It works various degrees of well or poorly with various kids, parents, and circumstances - like virtually anything else in parenting.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoPresumably you learnt that people will be unhappy if they're in a position of power over you and you don't do what they say.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoI make my 3 year old participate in cleaning up her toys. I always volunteer to help her, and we do it together. We do it consistently enough so that it's a habit, and she rarely complains. She visited her cousins recently and said, "those boys are very messy. They should clean up their toys!"
- burrows 4y agoAnd you desire this to continue? Isn’t she just mindlessly parroting what you say?
- sgtnoodle 4y agoNo, she has a mind with her own thoughts and emotions. Most children aren't zombies.
- burrows 4y agoAnd you know this how?
- klyrs 4y agoYou sound like you enjoy your freedom to live in squalor. Did you know that clutter leads to stress and anxiety? I teach my kid to fight for worthy causes, you're describing self-defeating pettiness.
- burrows 4y ago> You sound like you enjoy your freedom to live in squalor. Right. And more generally I just enjoy freedom. > Did you know that clutter leads to stress and anxiety? Thanks Mr Gladwell > I teach my kid to fight for worthy causes Right, because somehow you’ve got access to the secret knowledge of what is and isn’t worthy. > you're describing self-defeating pettiness. People flirt way too much on this site.
- klyrs 4y agoI see, you're a literal troll, and your name references your subterranean habitat. In short, yes, I don't want my kid to "grow up" to be like you because it's clear that you're either an early teen or your development is severely stunted.
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- mattlondon 4y agoIt was always easier to find the toy you wanted in a clean and tidy room. Same thing applies as adults and non-toy items too.
- klyrs 4y agoI don't expect spic&span. The alternative is my kid can never find anything, because everything is in a pile on the floor. That's how you get ants (or worse).
- PebblesRox 4y agoYes, I know it's time to clean up the playroom when they stop playing with toys and start doing constant mischief instead. Toys become a lot more attractive once there's space to play and the pieces that belong together are not mixed up with a bunch of random junk.
- pawelmurias 4y agoLearning to clean. If you never did it as a child you would find that horribly annoying as an adult.