Some children learn very early in life how to behave in order to avoid responsibilities.
If you're trying to teach your children the importance of being responsible, become more aware of the ways they might try to manipulate you. If you're wise, you won't let your kids avoid their responsibilities with flimsy excuses. If your directions aren't specific enough, your child can cleverly avoid completing a task. You asked him to take his clothes off the floor. He put them on the bed.