“The vast majority of 10-year-olds report participating regularly or occasionally in household chores. » When she reads one of the conclusions of the unprecedented survey of the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), published this Wednesday, on the participation of young people in housework, Violette feels breathless. “I must have missed something in their education, because my two sons are pashas,” says the technical manager of the ophthalmic lens laboratory.
Setting or clearing the table, taking care of animals: nine out of ten children say they are involved in one of these two activities. Every day four out of ten children set the table and five out of ten take care of the animals. Nine out of ten children also tidy up their bedroom, but only a quarter do it regularly, every week.
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