Earl Hamner Jr.Every child must have chores to do. It gives them dignity in work and the joy of labor.
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Children should not be seen as a burden or a nuisance. Every child must have chores to do. It gives them dignity in work and the joy of labor. Children who do not learn to work early on will most certainly fall into the habit of expecting the world to be handed to them on a silver platter. They will grow up never knowing that they must work for everything they get, and that they deserve respect and admiration for putting in their share of work.
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