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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This reminds me of the threads about kids needing to do their own laundry for years to prepare for doing it in college.  It's not really that hard![/quote]

I think the point is that they’re capable long before many parents have them do it. So why wait until college when you can turn the responsibility over to them sooner?

Seems like the opposite of helicopter parenting to me….[/quote]

Because it is much more efficient to do larger loads combining laundry for the whole family.  Like making dinner, or going grocery shopping, silly to have every family member doing it individually even though they are fully capable.[/quote]

True, my son would run the machine for just his favorite pair of shorts and nothing else![/quote]

DP. How does doing laundry on his behalf prevent your DS from washing a single article of clothing?  Do you do laundry every day?  My kids do their own laundry and I've inculcated in them that they can't just do a few articles of clothing.  They need to have at least 5 and, if needed, they can throw in other family member's laundry. I'd rather the front loader take on the 'efficiency' of laundry than me having to do it. My time is more valuable than my kids'.

The level of effort to make a dinner sufficiently large for everyone is much lower than the effort to do laundry and the time frames are different.  Everyone eats in the evening.  Not everyone needs to have their laundry done at the same time or on a daily basis.  We don't make dinner for everyone because it's efficient, we do it because we all need to be fed and we sit and eat together.  Regarding grocery shopping - we keep a centralized list so whoever goes to the store can get what's on the list, not just because it's efficient but because it's polite and we share a household.  But, I don't care if my kids run out to get something they want/need if it's an immediate need or they didn't put it on the list. [/quote]

Well  in my family it is polite and efficient  to take care of the whole hamper not just your 5 ? things.[/quote]

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