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FWR Asks:  What's happening to our kids' Work Ethics?

Our kids are losing work ethics because:

• Kids now spend spare time on phones and video games
• Now, parents aren’t home much to supervise
• Schools have dropped their passing standards
• The media show kids the comfortable lifestyles
• We are now in a “labour-saving” era

What happens to kids with little work ethic?

• They can’t handle the demands of higher education
• The work world is a big shock
• Kids can’t get good jobs
• They end up, if lucky, with just a minimum pay job

How can we recover the work ethic for kids?

• The phone/video times should be limited
• They are made responsible for daily household chores
• They need to be trained to offer help to others
• They need to be in some club group that stresses work values

All this is obvious. The cure for the work ethic problem lies first with the parents. They have the unpopular job of reducing kids’ pleasures and introducing chores. No parent wants to do this unless they realize the long-term effects on their children.

FWR Says:  Work ethics come when families share responsibilities