Do your kids help with household chores – A2 English Listening Test

Tommy is 7 years old, and he started helping us around the house when he was just four. Other parents thought it was too early to give their children chores, but kids are more capable than you think. We started with little things like putting his toys in the toy box after using them, his dirty clothes in the laundry basket, or helping us set and clear the table. Obviously, it wasn't perfect, and we had to help him, but he learned that keeping a house clean takes work and that mommy and daddy do lots of things. Now he's seven, and he makes his bed and cleans up his room every day. He also vacuums, takes out the trash, waters the plants, and even helps with cooking. He's a little trooper, and we are so proud of him. My kids are teenagers now, and getting them to do chores is a real challenge. They enjoy walking our dog Charlie, which is nice, but for anything else, I have to keep asking and asking. I often end up shouting at them to do the simplest tasks like making their beds in the morning or mopping the bathroom floor after their showers. The arguments we have about whose turn it is to clear the table or take the rubbish out are endless. It's all part of the fun of having teens, I suppose. But I guess part of the problem is that their dad and I did everything for them when they were little, so now they're lazy and don't appreciate everything we do for them. We have two boys, eight and ten, and we think it's very important they learn life skills so that one day they can run their own house. They must also learn the value of work. Every week, if they complete their chores on time and do a good job, they get their allowance. We tell them it's their salary. Sometimes they can even earn some extra money to do some chores that aren't on their list, like washing my car or their dad's car. They learned the relationship between working and earning from a very early age. However, they also get other rewards from doing house chores, like being allowed to stay up watching TV for a little longer on some days. We believe these lessons will help them become responsible and independent adults. It's not just about the chores; it's about preparing them for the future. We have four kids, so things at home can get very messy if you aren't organized. We use a chart with the days of the week and all the chores that we need to do each day, every week. Each child picks three chores, and we add one or two more to their list. For example, today Ben is helping prepare the lunch boxes for school. Lydia is setting the dinner table and taking the rubbish out. Sylvia is clearing the table and loading the dishwasher, and David is mopping the kitchen and bathrooms. All our children started doing housework when they were just 3 years old. They know their mom and I need all the help we can get, as managing a household with four kids is too much for a couple of working parents.

putting his toys in the toy box after using them his dirty clothes in the laundry basket or helping us set and clear the table obviously it wasn't perfect and we had to help him but he learned that keeping a house clean takes

work and that mommy and daddy do lots of things now he's seven and he makes his bed and cleans up his room every day he also vacuums takes out the trash Waters the plants and even helps with cooking

he's a little trooper and we are so proud of him my kids are teenagers now and getting them to do chores is a real challenge they enjoy walking our dog Charlie which is nice but for anything else I have to keep asking and asking I

often end up shouting at them to do the simplest tasks like making their beds in the morning or mopping the bathroom floor after their showers and the arguments we have about whose turn it is to clear the table or take the rubbish

out are endless it's all part of the fun of having teens I suppose but I guess part of the problem is that their dad and I did everything for them when they were little so now they're lazy and don't appreciate

everything we do for them we have two boys eight and 10 and we think it's very important they learn life skills so that one day they can run their own house they must also learn the value of work every week if they

complete their chores on time and do a good job they get their allowance we tell them it's their salary sometimes they can even earn some extra money to do some chores that aren on their list like washing my car or their dad's car

they learned the relationship between working and earning from a very early age however they also get other rewards from doing house chores like being allowed to stay up watching TV for a little longer on some days we believe

these lessons will help them become responsible and independent adults it's not just about the chores it's about preparing them for the future we have four kids so things at home can get very messy if you aren't organized we use a chart with the days

of the week and all the chores that we need to do each day every week each child picks three chores and we add one or two more to their list for example today Ben is helping prepare the lunch

boxes for school Lydia is setting the dinner table and taking the rubbish out Sylvia is clearing the table and loading the dishwasher and David is is mopping the kitchen and bathrooms all our children started doing housework when they were just 3 years

old they know their mom and I need all the help we can get as managing a household with four kids is too much for a couple of working parents