Living and Loving – September 2019

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Benefits of

chores for kids

Having your toddler help

set the table, pack away

the socks or put his toys

away isn’t just keeping him

occupied or assisting you,

it’s one of the first steps to his

future success as an adult.

Julie Lythcott Haims, former

dean of freshmen at Stanford

University and author of How

to Raise an Adult, recently

shared this science in her TED

Talk on how parents can raise

successful children (without

over-parenting), saying:

“Professional success in life...

comes from having done

chores as a kid”, adding

that the earlier you start

encouraging this behaviour,

the better. She bases this

on the Harvard Grant Study

that’s been almost 80 years

in the making and looks at

how early life experiences

have impacted health

and ageing over time. The

study, which started in 1938,

has expanded to include

the original participants’

offspring (who are now in

their 50s and 60s).

This, and other research,

reveals that those who are

involved with chores from an

early age go on to become

employees who collaborate

well and are empathetic to

others. Plus, these children

are more likely to work on

tasks independently, as well

as within a team framework.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAYTIME

Numerous research studies

and experts agree on

the importance of play

for growing children. In

fact, because play has

been shown to have a

significant impact on

child development, the

United Nations High

Commission for Human

Rights recognises it as an

essential right of every child.

However, in our time-

starved society, doctors are

now prescribing playtime

for stressed, depressed

children and their equally

anxious, always-connected

parents, according to the

latest Flux Trends 2019

report. Generation

Alpha (the children

of the millennial

generation) have, on

average, about 12

hours less playtime

than their ambitious

millennial parents

did, with education-packed

agendas that leave little

time for fun and games.

Participating in play

activities has been shown

to improve cognitive ability,

problem solving and social

skills while reducing stress.

Another South African

study suggests 24% of

school children in Grades

8 to 11 have experienced

feelings of depression

and hopelessness.

Engaging in shared play

time has a significant role

in parent-child bonding

and provides invaluable

opportunities for parents to

model positive behaviour.

The latest

parenting

news, products

and advice

fora happy,

healthy family.

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