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Mom Makes Her Toddler Son Do Chores, Sparking Debate

Mom Makes Her Toddler Son Do Chores, Sparking Debate

Alexia Delarosa shared on TikTok that she bought some cleaning supplies, claiming that they were toys for her 2-year-old son, but received a lot of criticism from internet users. Apparently, people thought her lesson was missing its mark. Teaching your children about gender equality while giving them life skills, such as the importance of chores and household contributions, is an important parenting lesson. Teaching her son from a young age that cooking and cleaning aren’t just tasks women should do shows that she wants her son to be a well-rounded and caring individual, but like all things internet, some people didn’t like it. A mom said she bought her son cleaning toys and dolls to teach him that chores aren’t just for girls. Tomsickova Tatyana | Shutterstock Aside from just teaching her son to clean, Delarosa said it was important for her son to get used to doing tasks that were traditionally assigned to women.  Her video showed glimpses of several toys she bought for the toddler. One was a mini cleaning set which included a mop, a …