This case gives the educative aspect of an opportunity to teach about responsibility and respect in the family relations. Nevertheless, the father’s approach presented here does raise some concerns about the way proper values can be positively and immediately imparted to ones children.
People’s endorsement of the Father’s Approach
Consequence for Disrespect: The father realized that it was high time he corrected his son over the way he behaved to his mother. By so doing, he wanted his son to appreciate the effort that goes into making a house a home, or what we refer to as chores today.
Real-Life Experience: Thus, making his son head of the household helps a father teach the child responsibility and the value of completing assigned tasks for the household.
Encouraging Empathy: Deciding to enroll his son in chores can make the father motivate his son to appreciate the efforts made by his mother who teaches during the day before coming home to perform chores.
Alternative Approach
A more balanced approach could involve:
Setting Family Chore Days: It is also important that dedicated days occur when all the family members contribute towards the cleaning and tidying chores and so on.
Creating a Chore Chart: Create a chore chart where both kids are able to take certain chores because of their age – make sure that all of you are not overloaded with chores.
Discussing Respect and Communication: Sit down with your family and discuss the fact that it is proper to respect each other and express the sore spots of the son.
Encouraging Reflection: The father, after helping to do chores, can then lead his son to think what he feels to be doing for the family with intent of reminding him the lessons he learns.
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