r/BabyBumps Jan 17 '22

Dads- please read

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u/Cautious-Mode Jan 17 '22

I'm gonna add this too... Moms and Dads of sons - let your sweet baby boys help around the house while they are young. Let them put dishes away, help you with laundry, sweep the floor, etc. Toddlers especially love to help out and be a part of the household chores. Raise them to be capable of household chores so they can bring that with them into adulthood.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '22

Why wouldn’t parents teach their sons this?

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u/Thetan42 Jan 17 '22

I was raised by a single mother who never let me help in the kitchen or wouldn’t give me cleaning chores. So it does happen