All little children love to sweep. Not long ago, my preschooler son almost got into a fight with his beloved girlfriend - they couldn’t share a broom. At home, he happily grabs the mop from me and runs around with it. Yes, his actions do not lead to cleanliness, although he is sure that he is cleaning. But if at this age you take away his tools and even yell at him, then in the future he will have a desire to help his parents no earlier than about 20 years old. Or he won’t have it at all. There are mothers who scold children who interfere with something. do. Parents do everything faster, better, with better quality. And the child simply wants to imitate the parent – ​​a significant adult, an authority figure. Children copy everything. And if parents love to work, children, as a rule, do too. Only if this desire was not discouraged from them in early childhood. Of course, the first time the child does not wipe the table well enough (from the mother’s point of view), washes the dishes, the floor, etc. But in any case, he needs to be praised so that in the future he had an incentive to do these things. You can wash it later if necessary, but so that the child does not see it. Otherwise, I immediately remember the evil mother-in-law who washes the floors for her unloved daughter-in-law. In this case, labor is leveled out. And if so, then there is no point in doing it, the child decides. As a teenager, he is assigned a number of household responsibilities that he never wants to perform. He is not used to working and does not feel much desire. And mom and dad cope with everything just fine. I recently remembered one episode from my childhood. When I was about 5 years old, my dad took me from kindergarten and we went to my grandparents. They weren’t at home, but dad’s brother-in-law turned out to be. They sat down in the kitchen and began to have manly conversations. And I was sent to sweep the paths on the street so that I wouldn’t get in the way. Just as it was raining, streams flowed along the paths. My five-year-old brain was confused. What to sweep - garbage or water? Usually I swept up the trash, but this time there was clearly more water. For some reason I was afraid to ask. And for about 20 minutes I swept this water along the path into the garden. Dad then laughed: “Are you sweeping up the water?!” It was somehow insulting for my work, which did not turn out to be work. Since then I stopped loving sweeping. Then, only as a student did I develop a love for cleanliness and I did the cleaning on my own at will, and in adolescence - only under pressure. Be attentive to your children and patient. Of course, while a child is studying, his labors produce more chaos than results. But otherwise he will never learn and will not be able to love work. Give him this opportunity as long as he has the desire. And encourage every step with enthusiastic exclamations and smiles. Do not skimp on praise and kind words. It is important. If you have problems raising children, you can contact me for a consultation using the link. Thank you for attention!