Teaching Responsibility - Hope for the Home

Whether it’s daily chores, seasonal chores, or projects around the house, work is something we were created to do. And teaching children the value of being responsible is something parents need to be available for if we desire for them to be successful adults.

Being available to them means we need to place our schedule secondary, so they have 100% access to our instruction and aid. We shouldn’t expect what we aren’t willing to teach.

Ask any employer today how much they value their employees being responsible. No one can argue how beneficial it is to hire someone who has good character.

•They learn life skills

•The learn logic & critical thinking

•They start to recognize what needs to be done, to faithfully execute the plan, and then praise them for being a huge help to the family

•They learn that team work is productive, therefore they can be efficient in managing their time well

•They learn quickly to have low expectations of others and keep their mind on finishing the goal regardless of what others are doing

•Others will value their strong work ethic

•It gives them a purpose in their role in the family, and eventually in the workplace

•It teaches them patience so they are able to endure hard things

•It enables them to be creative when the task is hard, therefore they can give each other their perspective so it can be done to completion

•They learn to have a grateful spirit for how much work that goes into keeping animals and running a home efficiently

•The fruit that comes from having responsibility at a young age will produce dependability as an adult, even if it means that they have to unexpectedly sacrifice their time and/or money

Unfortunately, the current social culture and climate of our day demands that we offer a point of clarification. The amount of responsibility we delegate to our children should never be at the expense of the relationship we have with our children. That is, teaching our children responsibility should never be done in any manner that would damage our children or our relationship with them. The simple fact that we have to make this statement is an indictment of our culture and highlights the variance between what is Biblical and what is a humanistic worldview. Our Christian forefathers 100 years ago would cringe at the idea that they would have to justify the teaching of personal responsibility.

We have a sweet little video posted here on what responsibility looks like in our home if you are interested. Blessings on your endeavors.

Natalie

Proverbs 6:6-11