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Am i being to strict with my son?

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My son i 6 he has chores every day including trash picking up and putting away things not just his feeding the pets and if im busy getting his own food or wiping tables and counters

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  1. no kids need structure and discipline I'm 16 I've done all that and more i see my friends spoiled and it makes me sick, i see it as a good mother


  2. Not at all.  I'm sure he feels differently, but that's normal.  

    It is a lot easier for him to learn responsibility early on than try to figure it out later.  Get the hard lessons out of the way early, and it will make the rest of life simpler.

    The more he can learn early, the more he will learn period.  He won't like it now, but soon enough he'll think his peers are lazy and incompetent.

    Shower him with love and praise for the good work he's doing.  He'll make you proud soon.

  3. ok, whos the mom? him or you? Hes a kid, not your maid.

  4. that is discipline

    discipline is a mothers friend

    discipline is a childs worst enemy

  5. Wow, its good for him to do some chores at any age but remember he only gets to be a child once... let him have some freedom because once he grows up he won't have that freedom again. Besides, he's only six.. atleast give him a chance to grow up before putting stress on his shoulders.

  6. YOU ROCK Lysandra !

    This kid will turn out great !

    Good Job. Discipline and Hard Work is the path to success.

  7. Like the first person said...Dont make him cook his food (or microwave it yet.-its not that secure-)

    but all the other stuff will teach him self independence.

    That's what happened to My mother (as apposed to her brother, which is STILL the baby of the family at 22)

  8. I think what you are doing is great. This way he will get to learn to rely on himself and not on his mom and later in life on his wife to pick up after him. That's really good way to teach him to be organized too and to participate in the family life in different ways. Good job!

  9. it depends. most of the time, it's better to have worked hard in life than to, rather than strive for your goals, just get by in life. I don't know about you, but I'm extremely glad that I was taught to work hard and be successful instead of lay back and let others tend to what you should be getting done. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that, miraculously, I am happy my mother is strict because if I weren't working hard, I would become lazy or spoiled and i am working hard. And for that I am thankful.

    By The Way, Good job mom!!

  10. I think so, he's only six...

    I didn't get any chores until two years in age later than he.

    ~Hyuu

  11. u just do that when he is being bad when he is good and kind do not because he is already stressed out from school and instead of doing chores let him study his lessons in school.

  12. no none of those are to hard for a six year old to do

  13. um.................. i am 6years older than him and i just started doing alll that stuff i think you are bingg 2 strict

  14. No, you are not being too strict.  Your child is learning responsiblity for himself and others.  Keep up the good work.  You are well on the way to raising a responsible, caring, self-reliant child.

  15. What you have mentioned so far are chores that I myself ask my 6 yr old and my 5 yr old to do everyday, well except for feeding their pets because they're not allowed to have pets yet until we think they are mature and responsible enough as we see it. Since you think you might be too strict then maybe there is really something there that is truly worth looking at. Just be sure that when you ask them, ask them politely and kindly. In return of the efforts they put in, words of praises, thank yous and hugs must flow out from you generously and unceasingly. I do not want my children growing up thinking that they are my slaves but I want them to learn responsibility.

  16. Oh relax mom...sounds like to me you're doing just fine. The more responsibility you teach him now the more independent and self reliant he will be later. Obviously you already know this and you are to be commended for working to establish good life skills in this child.

      My son is just a hair over two years old. He picks up his toys and puts them in his toy box and he will pick up trash from the floor and put it in the trash can for me. He already says please, thank you and excuse me appropriately and he knows when I say no I mean no. I sound strict don't I? I'm not, at all. I started teaching him the right way before he KNEW the wrong way...that's all. Just like you're doing now with chores and all around good habits.

       I think the person you're being too hard and too strict on is YOU mom! You're doing a wonderful thing for that boy...you should be proud.

  17. my son is also six, he has small chores around the house, cleaning up toys, staightening his room, little things like that, i dont know about getting his own food. Are we talking big meals here or just snacks? My son is very independent and he thinks having chores makes him feel like a big boy! He actually does more chores than my 14yr old!

  18. if u give him good amounts of allowance and has time to play with his friends , then it will be not strict.

  19. a 6 year old should not be getting his own food unless its laid out. and thats too much stuff for a 6 yr old to do anyway

  20. No your not

  21. It depends on how much time he's having to spend doing this and how much of the mess that he cleans up is from others.

    It's good to know how to pick up after yourself at that age but dwelling on the activity could have the opposite desired effect.

    It seems that it might be reasonable for a 6 year old to spend about 15 to 20 minutes a day picking up and putting away stuff. Hopefully none of it is from the adults in the family who should be picking up their own stuff!

  22. My daughter is going to be 6 in August.  Currently she is expected to take her own laundry to the hamper, keep her room clean, pick up her toys, and put away her laundry after I've done all of it.  Oh, and she and her almost 8 year old brother feed and let out the dogs in the evening.  I don't think it's a bad thing at all to teach them responsibility at this age.  As long as he's not using a stove or anything that can hurt him, what's the difference.  My kids get their own snacks and drinks all the time.  I just try to remember to let them make messes sometimes, they're kids, messes are fun. (to them lol)

  23. no i dont think so

  24. Getting his own food?  At age 6?

  25. That's not too bad but maybe you should give him an allowance, he's going to be a very responsible young man, maybe just a dollar a week.

  26. no because they need to learn these things it might be a little to much but its wroth it because these kids need to learn early

  27. You should try and cut some slack on the kid. He's only 6. Im older than him and i only clean the table after dinner and fold my clothes from the laundry. And i think that's too much ...

  28. No that's good it will teach him responsibility!!!

  29. u know my son is 3. we have a family dog. his responsibility is to put the dog in his kennel before we go. and he is to let him out when we get home. he also puts his toys in his room when we clean house. hes only 3 but he has chores. i think it sets a great example.

  30. nope. i think thats very good.

  31. Not at all. Its good to give your child more work when younger they grow up better that way.
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