In Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. 1 usually start to do this at the age of 10.
School students have to do homework and study 2 tests on weekdays. So they often do chores on 3. Some young kids only do 4 chores. So they don't get much money. But that's all right. Many of them only want to 5 candies. And candies are cheap！They help wash the dishes after dinner, and 6 the family cat or dog.
When kids get 7 ， they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candies. Then they have to work harder！They often 8 the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog or cook dinner.
Doing chores is a good 9 for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawn mower(割草机) or 10 to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
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Linda，14 My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes.My father can only do the washing，sweep the floor and take out the rubbish.He really needs to learn how to do the housework. |
Celina，13 My mother and my father do 50% of the housework each.My mother does the washing and cleans the living room.My father makes the bed and drives me to school. |
Paul，16 My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help.He hangs__up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. |
Bill，15 My mother is a doctor.She is busy with her work every day，so she has little time to do the housework.In fact，she isn't good at doing it.So my father has to do most of it.Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. |
A. Set good examples in the family B. Make a list of chores for children C. Make children do chores unhappily D. Ask children to do all kinds of chores E. Giving money for more chores can also work F.As the children get older, make them do more difficult chores G. Discuss the importance of doing chores and how they help the whole family |
Here are a few ways to motivate(激发)children to do chores.
.Children always watch their parents and learn how to act from them, so the parents must set a good example and take chores seriously. This motivates children to do chores，too.
Decide what kinds of chores children do. For younger children，give them easy work，like putting away their toys..
Tell children about the importance of doing chores..Knowing the importance of the chores helps to motivate children to do them.
.When children finish the chores on the list，parents can reward(奖励）them by giving them a prize. A chore list also gives children a sense of pride(自豪感）when they finish all their chores.
Give children some money to do more chores..But it is not the best way. It's best to make children feel that doing chores is the work that they should do.
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⒈ 培养独立能力，学会照顾自己； ⒉ 懂得公平合理性的理念； ⒊ 环境干净、整洁，人人有责。 | ⒈ 来自学校的压力太大； ⒉ 浪费时间，没有必要现在学习，长大了自然会做； ⒊ 提供一个干净、舒适的。环境是父母的事。 |
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Nowadays many children don't like doing chores. Last week, we had a discussion about it. First,
