Work in Family Life

                Families that work together are stronger connected in relationships and have higher family satisfaction.  The definition of work has changed.  Back then families would work together on the farm all day and they would have to learn how to work together and get along.  Husbands and wives would work together and they would divide up chores according to their abilities.  Typically the women would do the house hold chores and the man would do the manual labor.  Ever since the Industrial revolution in 1800-1900 the family life of work changed.  Men were beginning to have work outside of the home for hours a day while the women would stay home and work in the home.  The role of family members work load changed the family because there was more stress on mom to do all of the chores at home, dad had to work for periods of time without feeling connected to the family, and the children would go to school and help with whatever work was needed. 

Now day’s family roles are different for work.  I have found that many family units have the dad work outside of the home and more women want to have a career.  Many people now have the idea that you can make a difference in the world if you have a job and you are successful if you make money.  This makes the idea of a stay at home mother useless and pointless.  I disagree with the way society has begun looking at homemakers.  Women who have the opportunity to stay at home have the opportunity to raise good kids and teach them correct principles.  Homemakers are very important in family life and it is very important work.  It is important for the parents to agree on roles and responsibilities so it feels like there is equality in the home.  Father and mothers each play a critical role in family life and they need to work together as equal partners to have a happy and successful family and work life.

With the change in how our society handles the labor of work it is important to teach children to work.  Instead of having only the parents working, teaching children how to work will benefit them in all aspects of their life.  You can have fun and enjoy work because work makes you feel good after you have been productive and accomplished something.  Little children love to help out and work because they love helping.  It is important to teach work ethic so that they don’t become lazy and think that somebody else will do the work for them.  Working together in a family creates stronger families because you learn skills from parents, learn how to communicate with others, and you also learn how to get along with others.  We should be more kind and do work out of the goodness of our hearts, and not always to get something in return like money.  It is important to teaching kids that they do work not for money but to be helpful and a good person- to build character.  Working together as a family will increase the unity of family.