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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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