Third, I want my daughter to do real work. We have to eat breakfast, the dishes have to be put away, and we have only our family to get these real jobs done. Sara is excited to become more capable, to learn something new, to make a real contribution to the household, and to be trusted to use the gas stove. But I am equally excited. Breakfast is easier for me than it used to be.
Experts are very worried about girls confidence and self-esteem.
Giving them real work does more to build it than anything else can. Finally, the essence of relationship is interdependence. An important aspect of real work is that it builds and acknowledges interdependence. As I reread the observations I ve written above, I see them as potentially dangerous. I m concerned that someone might construe these observations as principles, or worse, rules.