It is very important that a child learns responsibility on an early age. When the child learns to be responsible it means he will know how to respect oneself and another, self-preservation, dedication and to have pride for themselves. By giving the child chores and, if the child doesn’t complete these chores, punishment, most parents think this the way to teach a child responsibility, which is not.
Using chores and punishment as a lesson, only teaches the child to learn to stay out of trouble and avoid punishment. The deeper value of the lesson in responisbility is muddled. The goal here is to teach responsibility, which begets self esteem and self pride. If you simply punish for chores remaining undone, you will not reach this ultimate goal. Teaching your child to take pride in his achievement will prove the lesson successful. These lessons will carry through the child’s life well into adulthood, providing a firm foundation for his own children.
The lessons you teach will reflect on how your children will act in their professional life when they are adults. If you have taught him just to stay out of trouble, he will work just like that. Just staying low and never aiming for high goals, just to stay out of trouble. When you have taught them to be proud of what they do and have been rewarding them for a job well done, they will want to achieve a lot in their professional life as well. This is a golden rule, and when taught correct the child will have a lifetime of opportunity.
A very important factor in teaching responsibility is to challenge your children. Add every week a special bonus to keep the chores exciting. This way you will raise enthusiasm about what can be a daunting task. If putting the trash outside is one of the chores, add on a positive motivational influence for removing the leaves from the driveway or cleaning the garage door. You may offer doubling the payment for cleaning the garage or bathroom. Let them clean the subtitle parts too.. dust the shelves, reorganizing the shelves, cleaning the mirror.
Most children like special awards such as what they really want to have (new bicycle, basketball, etc), money related award and stickers. Reward systems and chores are a great way to teach responsibility but teach your child teamwork; it is most important and fun also! How? Let them help you with folding the laundry and making the bed while doing this: recite poems, dance and sing. Do hold folding competitions and challenges. Let your children earn toys and things to play with. Teaching your children to want to succeed can have a big impact on their lives.