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household task – работа по дому, домашнее поручение
cleaning - уборка
meal preparation - приготовление еды
washing up – мытье посуды
advantage - преимущество
responsibility – ответственность, обязанность
self-reliance – уверенность в себе
independence - независимость
benefit – выгода, польза
skill - навык
laundry - стирка
cooperative – совместный, сотрудничающий
reluctant – сопротивляющийся, упорный
to be responsible - быть ответственным
to share - делить
consequence - последствие
blaming – порицание, осуждение
labeling – прикрепление ярлыка
gender - пол
Exercise 1. Match the beginning and the end of the sentence.
1. An important benefit of children helping with household responsibilities is ….
2. If children are given the responsibility for washing the laundry and cleaning the bathroom as they are growing up, ….
3. Another option would be to provide them with a list of tasks ….
4. Although there are many advantages to children helping with family responsibilities, ….
5. Offer praise, thanks, and encouragement…
… that need to be completed and have them pick out what they would like to do.
… it is often difficult to get cooperative, cheerful help from reluctant children.
… that it teaches them the skills they will need when they have an apartment or house of their own.
… even if the meal your child prepared was a little different than what is normally prepared.
… they will know how to do these tasks when on their own.
Exercise 2. Are the statements true or false?
1. Most parents don’t want their children to share household tasks such as cleaning, meal preparation, or washing up.
2. Children learn about their role in the family and the importance of helping others.
3. Communication among all family members is the key to the success of having children help with household tasks.
4. If mom, dad or siblings are not helping around the house, it will be difficult to convince the child that they need to be responsible for certain tasks.
5. Involving children in household tasks provides families an opportunity for communication, problem solving, role modeling, discussion of gender roles, and potential reduction of family stress.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences from the text.
1. Children can see the results of what happens when ….
2. As children become older, ….
3. You can make household responsibilities easier ….
4. Rather than telling your child he/she is lazy for not picking up clothing left on the floor, ….
5. If the child refuses to fulfill their responsibilities, ….
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