Question

While middle childhood is the developmental period centered on the child’s growing inclusion in the wider social world, school-age children are also able to participate more fully in the responsibilities of family life. To earn credit for this post, please respond to the following questions:

1. Imagine that you are the parent of a 7-year-old child. What household tasks would you assign to your 7-year-old son? What household tasks would you assign to your 7-year-old daughter?

2. How might the school child’s responsibilities at home affect his or her ability to cope with everyday problems in adolescence and adulthood—for better or for worse?

3. How often are these tasks performed (or how much time do they take)?

4. What tasks do you think would be appropriate for an 11-year-old son and for an 11-year-old daughter?

5. How often are these tasks performed (or how much time do they take)?

6. In your hypothetical family (indicate the number of members and their ages), how are the decisions made about the division of household responsibilities?

7. If you can remember them, describe your own responsibilities at home during the school years.

Answer 1

1. At the age of seven i won't necessarily demarcate tasks around gender, but the tasks i would provide a child of this age would be centering around personal care and responsibility so that a sense of care, responsible nature, a sense of value as well will be inculcated within the child. Tasks such as cleanliness with not only room but bathroom, setting and taking care of personal items etcetera. Slowly the same habits and tasks will be appointed through out the house in places that are being utilized by the child.

2. Charity and Learning begins at home. What a child learns at home is what the child develops schemas for, and later on replicates in a more adult and professional environment. Good habits that do not overburden the child at a tender age will teach him/her a sense of respect for not only self but other individuals.

3. These tasks probably require an hours time per day, as they happen across the entire day, and are roughly 5 minute tasks.

4. Again, tasks would not be assorted according to their gender, as they are still fairly young. At the age of 11, a relatively higher order task would be provided that would provide them a sense of independence and affirm responsibility, the tasks would be helping the parents out with a few things that need probable purchase from the market, cleaning personal and other space would still be an imperative. Helping out with small tid bits as and when necessary. This would inculcate a compassionate and benevolent nature.

5. These would not be cumulative and would have brief breaks in the Childs entire day routine, and as they grow up, they can perform tasks quicker and have a better sense of time management, so it would approximately take away 2 hours or so.

6. 2 Children, a husband, and a wife. According to the persons ability and what they enjoy doing the best, on those basis the household responsibilities would be divided.

7. I think i had similar tasks, and i believe those were the best tasks, as i belive i have turned out well.