“Lazy” modern children should be given more chores

i think jack already has chores really, he has to put his blanket back on his bed and his taggie comforter on his pillow and tidy any toys, then after breakfast/lunch etc he takes his plate to the kitchen and puts it in the sink, he puts his coat shoes etc in the hall, in a pile on the floor but hes 2 he cant do much more than that! He also wipes his mat or highchair tray, he always gives himself a clap when hes finished! 

My cousins are 9 and 5 and they dont lift a finger, when getting changed tod they managed to spread there uniform and shoes all over the room, and then emptied a whole box looking for something, when asked to tidy, WHY, whhhhy? and then just didnt do it! i was disgusted!

We go through stages of being really goodabout this but on the whole I find it easier and quicker to do most things myself.My older kids make their beds,they fold the clothesthey take off if they're being worn again.They're supposed to put their dirty clothes in the wash basket but that doesn't happen most of the time.

With a large family and older kids among those it would be easy to get the older ones doing stuff for the younger ones,which is what happened with me and  my siblings,and the same my Mum and her siblings,but I don't want that for my kids,so make a big effort to avoid it.Sometime I might ask  an older one to help a little one with shoes or something similar if we're in a hurry,but I don't want to make a habit of it.

We sometimes use chores as a part of discipline.Harry's such a Kevin sometimes he's lost all his TV,XBox,computer,whatever priveleges and he's basically nothing to do,so I get him to earn something back by doing chores.Everyone's a winner,I get some help,he gets a  reward.

Should put all these kids to work but paying them for it's too expensive,tried that one.I do think they ought to be doing something for themselves as a way of learning life skills and responsibility for themself

When mine are older they will definately be given chores to do. Ian was 34 when he left home,and had done jack shit round his mums house. DO NOT want my lads like that.

Even now Tom put his shoes away helps lay the table and most certainly tidies his toys. I agree with Jo about getting children to help with younger siblings-I sometimes think it isn't fair-after all they are still kids themselves. But on the whole mine will be pitching in and they won't be paid for it either!

i feel bad now

im always asking jack to fetch lolas dummy or hand her her cup and open it etc, he takes her shoes and coat off too!