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Should children be taught to wash and iron their own clothing?

Results so far:

Yes
89% 196 votes Total: 220 votes
No
11% 24 votes
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    by Carol Gioia

    Children should be taught to wash and iron their own clothing. Parents often underestimate the ability of their children, in particular with regard to any activity associated w...read more

  • 2 of 14

    by J. Lo

    All children should be taught the basics of home, grooming and self-care, at an early age. Cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing clothes should be taught (as well as vacuuming...read more

  • 3 of 14

    by Matthew J. Geiger

    As children develop, parents often wonder what responsibilities they should place on their children. With the burdens of childhood steadily increasing, parents may feel loading ...read more

  • 4 of 14

    by Renee Morgan

    Yes, yes, yes and yes! You should teach children to care for their own clothing. This will give the child a sense of responsibly. In today's society, we cuddle our children...read more

  • 5 of 14

    by Kimberly Chitwood

    I guess an additional question should be, "How old is a "child"?" As far as I understand, a child ranges from birth to age 18 (the legal age to begin voting, when most teenagers...read more

  • 6 of 14

    by Robin Landry

    Children should definitely be taught to wash and iron, cook, plan meals, do the shopping and make simple household repairs. Skills like these are the keys to self-reliance whic...read more

  • 7 of 14

    by Rae Logan

    I strongly believe that children from ages eleven and up should be taught how to wash and iron their own clothing. Furthermore I think they should be expected to wash and iron t...read more

  • 8 of 14

    by Kate Johns

    Children should be taught to wash and iron their own clothing. What a Godsend, for the kids to do their own laundry. That certainly would free up millions of parents around the ...read more

  • 9 of 14

    by Hannah Curtis

    I believe that children should be taught to wash and iron their own clothes amongst other chores. It is important that they should be introduced to washing and ironing at the ri...read more

  • 10 of 14

    by Dossie M Terrell

    Yes. Unless the majority of families have miraculously become rich overnight, why shouldn't children be taught to wash and iron their own clothing? They are not going to be chil...read more

  • 11 of 14

    by Arabella Kelly

    When my children were around the age of 12, I began to let them do their own laundry now and then. It was about this time they realized that if they wanted a particular pair of ...read more

  • 12 of 14

    by Ina Vega

    I believe that the children of our time are lazier than those of earlier times. As a child I remember helping my mother with chores around the house. I cooked, washed dishes, an...read more

  • 13 of 14

    by Aerynne Aiudi

    Children should be taught to take care of themselves in every aspect of the phrase. When I was growing up in the mid to late 60s through the mid to late 80s, my mother had 10 ...read more

  • 14 of 14

    by Ray Ham

    If parents are responsible for preparing their children for the future,and they are,then learning how to do all the necessary tasks for survival will include washing and ironing...read more

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    by Lisa Hunt Warren

    When my son was in fifth grade he developed a love for a morning routine, which included ironing the pair of pants and shirt he would wear to school that day. He had reached a ...read more

  • 2 of 2

    by Kim Sharpe

    I'm kind of on the fence about this debate. I think that when a child is old enough, say twelve on up, then they can wash their own clothes on occasion. Why not? The washing...read more

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