How fathers can help children learn to work 16 Articles

by Dusty Summer

Fathers can help their children learn to work by demonstrating the joy that comes from a hard day doing something you take pride in, and that makes a major contribution to family security. It is also good if the work you ...read more

by Phil Hill

When I first saw this title, I wasn't sure that helping my son learn to work was my responsibility. I'd help him through school, college and university and then he'd make his own way. But we teach our kids to talk, walk, r...read more

by Will Kester

Good work ethics are learned, slowly, gradually, over time with guidance; slower for some. In America, we have almost displaced opportunities for children to learn good work habits, since we determined it to be "child lab...read more

by C'Bs Alife

My son looks to me as a standard. I realized early on that 'do what I say not what I do' wasn't going to be an effective tool in my house. It was also an ideal that I didn't want to promote anyway. I wanted everything t...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

It is important to help a child establish good work ethics at the earliest age possible. Don't get me wrong, I am not for two-year-olds working in sweatshops. Children are, however, impressionable even when they are young....read more

by Lisa Hunt Warren

One of the best ways to help children learn to do anything is to be an example. Children who see a capable, competent, father work admire him and want to be like him. When children see a father who shows that part of bei...read more

by Eileen Hughes

Children use their parents to guide and teach them from the day they are born. They are quick to follow by example. Therefore, a father is the ideal person to teach their child the basics, by starting at an early age, he...read more

by Max Beaton

How Fathers Can Help Children Learn to Work Habits are formed at a very early age. Children learn work habits at home, at school and at play. They learn from parents and they learn from other role models who may be olde...read more

by Gary Davis

I consider this a very difficult topic. I am the father of three sons and of course I want them to learn to work; they will have to work. A child's ability to have a good work ethic, whether it is in school or at wor...read more

by Amiek Sigit

I think this is not just a one time show, that a father can teach the children to work. But maybe you can try what happened with me and my family in order to learn to work. When I want some things for my self when I was...read more

by Jean Tilley

My view on this is that you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. In other words, you can give your teen kid some tips, but it is up to him to make the effort to learn how to work himself. It may sound h...read more

by Kevin Hartford

My kids are like most kids, I think. They like to to stuff that is interesting and in most cases they are rarely more than willing to help with house work. How to you foster or increase the work ethic of your own children?...read more

by Awnya Nirvelli

With the increase of lazy, overweight kids in our country, parents are becoming more concerned with their children's work ethics. They have every right to be concerned. Many parents are wondering how to keep their children...read more

by J.P. Duff

I am the father of a wonderful seven year old son. There are times where is he very willing to help out with a project and there are a times where there may be something more appealing that he would rather do, and that is...read more

by Richard Serra

We all pretty much know that children always love attention, and they will do just about anything to get it. Since the one thing that really stands out is how they will try to impress us as parents to get that attention, i...read more

by Brian Kemp

You must start out when they are small. When my children where small I would have them get things for me, the wrench by the tire, dish towel on the back of the chair, whatever. Then as they started to catch on you deal w...read more