mommy...can i help?

As i remembered, when Otnie was 2 years old, he started to help me in household chores, for him it's fun to help mommy and he enjoyed alot, but the people that surround us discouraged me not to let Otnie do it, because they said that i'm treating my son as a slave and it's too young for him to do those chores.

Helping in household chores, motivate his motor skills and helps our body to stay fit. It also taught him to be responsible, helpful, orderliness, independent and obedient.

Most of the household tasks educate him, like...how many veggies he needs to chop, measurement of how much rice he needs to cook, he counts while putting an eggs in the fridge, etc. He needs to read first before going to buy something. When going out to pay bills or to buy something, reading street/bus/jeepney signs is a must, so that he won't get lost. He learned to communicate well with people at the counter or to anyone else. 

When going to market, he learned what to buy, if it is a need or a want. He could communicate well with others... in other words he's very friendly. People at the market would miss Otnie much when he's not with me. It seems he had so many "suki" than i do. Practicing filipino language is important 'coz we live in the Philippines and he's a filipino.

I asked Otnie "Why do you love to help me in doing chores?", then he said "household chores is not a work, but a home and i love to help you." He learned to become a giver not a taker, but to serve others, what we called a servant heart.

(Cooking rice is one of his favorite chores to do)