There are two different attitudes towards whether children should help their parents with some household tasks. Some people think children should spend most of their time studying and therefore they should not be required to help with housework. I do not agree with them. I think children should do some household chores as soon as they are able to do so. Through doing these tasks, they will learn their duty, prepare them for the future and lessen their parents` burden.  

To begin with, children should learn to be duty-conscious. In a family every member has hid or her duty. Children are no exceptions though they are young. By doing some housework, they will learn it`s every one`s business to maintain a family. And what really matters is that they will understand you must fulfill your responsibility when you own your rights. It`s very important for their future. When they grow up, they will become qualified citizens who know their responsibilities in the society. Without duty consciousness, they would become lazy boys and girls in their family and society`s parasites in the future.  

My second point is that when today`s sons and daughters grow up to adults, they will become parents themselves. After all, they have to balance their works and household tasks. However if they have learnt how to wash the dishes, how to clean rooms and how to make the beds when they are young, things will be easier. In this sense, they are preparing for their own future by doing some household chores.  

On the other hand, parents will appreciate the work done by their children and be very happy. After a busy day, anyone will feel tired and sometimes depressed. Their beloved son cleaning the rooms will give them a better mood and distract them for their troubled work. If they have to do all the housework after eight hours of heavy work, they would probably regard family as another burden.  

In a word, both the children and the parents will benefit a lot. However, whether children do so depends mainly in the parents. Children will be children. They need the guide and instructions. Parents should teach their children to do things independently instead of doing for them as if they were pets.

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