In one of the podcasts I listened to, I heard a comment from a person who said that he was against children helping with housework because no one should be forced to do something for years that anyone can learn in a few minutes, and it doesn’t require special knowledge or training. However, the point of children doing housework is not just about knowing how to do things; it also helps build their character and maturity. In the future, when they live on their own or have their own families, they will need to do housework, and much of it involves doing the same tasks over and over again. If a person lacks the skill to do basic chores or repetitive tasks, they may struggle to keep their house clean.
We should develop the skill of doing mundane tasks for years so that it becomes second nature or a habit to be tidy. This is what we need to teach our children and learn ourselves. Personally, I believe that homemaking skills have been neglected, and many people struggle with them at home. They are doomed to live in messy homes because they never learned how to keep up with housework. Then they wonder: “Why can’t I keep up with something that anyone can learn in a few minutes and doesn’t require special knowledge or training? What’s wrong with me?”
But I am convinced that homemaking is a skill you can learn. It’s true that it mostly consists of simple tasks that almost anyone can do, but it requires consistency, practice, and perseverance.
Repetition is the mother of skill. A lot of homemaking involves doing the same things over and over again—such as doing the dishes, laundry, putting things away around the house, cooking, cleaning, etc. The secret is that the more you do it, the better you get at it, and the easier it becomes.