He needs a medal, and should be giving parenting classes 
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I was 9 when my father taught me how to mow the lawn with a gas powered mower. I was fine. It teaches them responsibility and when they get older, they will thank you. I fathe taught me how to do alot of things so I would be independent and not have to rely on any man to take care of me. I am very proud to be able to do all the things that he taught me.
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I agree. Children need to learn that all must pull their weight. Growing up, i had a minimum of an hour a day doing chores. More on saturday when i helped clean the house too. I took care ilof the animals. Fed horses, steers, rabbits, chickens etc
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No they meet to learn responsible while they are youngish think your husband is doing the right thing
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I mean you can always have the 9 year old mow if the lawn mower is one of the easier ones to push and have the 13 year old do the weed eater. My 8 year old will mow our lawn as part of his chores and it’s really no big deal… and my 4 year old will argue with the 8 year old because he wants to help so bad.
YES!! Finally a real parent wanting to raise something other than soft little snowflakes!! If they are mature and responsible enough for phones and tablets then they can for sure pitch in a little in the yard. My son has been running our full size gas powered mower since he was 10 (because he loves to help) and with just minimal common sense, the right clothing and eye protection, a 9 yr old could surely run a small battery powered weed eater. A large gas weed eater may be another story, we have both and there is a HUGE difference. Kudos to your husband.
My neighbor lost half his foot to a lawnmower as a kid. That taught him a lot about safety.
The rule as I was growing up was: no work, no eat! Kudos to him for instilling some ethics!
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It’s a reasonable chore. Dont feel bad
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OMG I started mowing lawns at 12 years of age. When my Mom died, I was 12 my little sister was 10. Because my Dad worked two jobs, some of our chores were weeding, washing the car and keeping the house clean during the day.
The problem with kids now is they are taught that it’s fine to be lazy. Make them earn what they want, they might appreciate it!! None is intitled!;
It’s very good to give your kids chores and makes them feel like they’re part of the family
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Our boys started as soon as they were big enough to push the mower and hold up the weed eater. Always supervised as they were learning. They also did laundry, dishes and learned to cook and clean. I didn’t use their bathroom and make it nasty. I was their mother not their maid. They learned life lessons and I can see it in them today.
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I pushed an old ( no motor) lawn mower when I was 8 and a power mower at 10. Didn’t have weed eaters then, but if they didn’t I would have used it. My husband drove a tractor by 12. Our son was mowing our yard and a neighbor’s before age 10. A grown man today with a good work ethic.
My kids were doing lots of housework when they were young. It gave them the knowledge and no how to be independent when older. They have grown up to be beautiful people
That will learn them for when they get older working won’t be a pomblem than because you learn them to work
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Let them do it. If you really feel bad about it pay them a little for it. Give them a reason to want to do it.
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My dad has a 23 acre farm and I had to help cut grass. It was no 10 minute job either. Try a few days. Push mover and riding. To this day I love to cut my own grass.
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Every Spring break from school, my happy little project was to rake up all of the oak leaves in the front and back yards (oak trees do all of their leaf dropping in the spring). I hated it, but it didn’t damage me. Make sure that they stay hydrated and take breaks once in a while. Agree on an hourly rate, and pay them for their work. Just please make sure that they are safe while doing it!
Not to young I was mowing at that age but also got paid to do it.
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There’s no harm in kids helping parents when it’s safe to do so, I was cooking and cleaning from around 9/10 years old, then ironing all my school uniform from around 10/11 , so long as there is supervision there’s no harm
Think UR husband hus dun a fantastic thing 
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Hes teaching them life skills. If they were boys would you think differently 
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Good for him. I need to do that
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Nah. It’s good for them they are learning responsibility. As long as they have protective gear and have been shown how to use the tools properly I don’t see why not
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My 9 yr old loves doing it and pesters me to get it done nothing wrong with that
Lmao there are kids that age with their own summer lawn mowing businesses. Get over yourself! Your husband’s not wrong, you’re wrong! This is how you raise entitled bratty kids who think they run the show. Stop being a friend and join your husband in being a real parent!
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Give the man a medal.
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We give our 7 year old an allowance for chores. She uses our leaf blower some times but she’s prone to accidents so no lawn mowers for her until she’s much older lol.
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My boys are the same ages and they help thier dad, they are also capable of doing it themselves.
My 10 & 7 year old help mow, clean up debris like sticks and leaves, also edge and weed wack where needed. Definitely 9 &13 is a good age to get then out there to do some chores around the house and property.
Your husband is right on point. Plus your kids should be very willing to help out the family. Nothing in life is free…best they learn it now. Give your hubby a kiss, thank the kids and move on.
Kudos Dad…Your teaching them life lessons…
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No they are not to young but I’m sure your husband is watching to make sure all goes well
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Family does what family’s got to do to make it work.
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Good for your husband, he is teaching your children responsibility. My children always did yard work. As long as they are taught how to use the tools & are careful they will be fine. 
Awesome best lesson and who knows it may influence them to gardening
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That’s good makes the kids have good work ethic when there older they won’t he scared to work
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What a stupid question
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Weed eat. I learned new word.
They’re at the right age to learn these thing’s.
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Your husband should be sure to teach them proper safety procedures and how to care for and put away the equipment when they are done, and agree to a small wage. And he should supervise closely especially at first. But no, of course they are not too young. Had your children been born to a farm family they would have been helping to bring in the hay and crops years before now.
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My 11 yr old grandson mows and weed eats with supervision, he enjoys helping
I started st that age. By the age of 14 bought my first car started fixing it up. 15 got my lisc. Started mowing more lawns better money no taxes. There’s nothing wrong with teaching them hard work and showing them they can help you out around the house. Sounds like your husband is doing his best to help knowing your working hard for the family…
Good on him. Life skills can be taught at any age. I’m sure I started mowing lawns for my parents when I around 6
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Safety glasses and some shin guards for the one weed eating and it should be fine as long as the weed eater is an appropriate size for her.
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Are you kidding! Kids should have work to do around there house!
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My brother and I mowed lawn for lots of people in our town at those ages
I’d tell them how you appreciate their help and we all have to do our part to make a family get through tough times!
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Are the kids physically and mentally capable of handling these tasks? I think age is less important than their developmental capacity, both physical and mental. I know 9 year olds who would be able to and love to weed eat, due to their well developed sense of spatial awareness and their ability to stay safe and focused. I know some 13 year olds who, due to their physical development and inability to stay focused and retain proper safety techniques probably shouldn’t be left alone to do such a task. That being said, I think it is always a good thing to teach children to contribute to their own family/community, both to develop their sense of responsibility, and to foster a sense of pride in themselves and their own competence. What one’s own child is ready for is really up to the parents.
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Not too young to learn about chores and possibly an allowance which will teach them how to manage money or if they want something, they learn how to save for it. My son absolutely mowed the lawn, he was 10.
I did yard work until my little brother’s were old enough to help. I don’t see a problem unless they aren’t staying hydrated or not knowing how to safely operate the tools.
Of course make the kids work, especially the 13 year old and yes a 9 year old can safely operate a weed eater. It’s people like you who are making kids soft.
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Chores help prepare children for the real world. Plus they don’t grow up to be lazy ass adults cuz they know how to do what they’re supposed to do.
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No there not to young
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My grandson at 7 had to mow and whipper snip, last Xmas he asked Grandad for a leaf blower! 9 is fine!
If they’re old enough for phones ,
they are old enough to do yard work
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They are not to young show them now nothing is free or handed to them he is giving them work ethic
I mowed many yards when I was 13
Had my own spending cash.
Thought me a good work ethics to this day 40+ years now
Nothing WRONG with it . Will teach them good work ethics !
It is absolutely okay
If they’re properly taught, he’s doing nothing wrong. Taking away “electronics” til completed is being a responsible parent. Respect earned is respect deserved. A family works together !
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Yes your wrong. Teach those kids how to work and contribute
when your 30 and have to call someone and wait 45 min- 2 hours to change a tire, you will appreciate those moments of hands on work.
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Our 13 year old found a job this summer working on a farm. Lol He has out worked all the older teenagers in the field and he loves the fact hes earning his own wages. Teaches him responsibility and he values his money a little more.
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Yes, I think the 9 yr old is a little too young.
Never too young. Teach them to be responsible at a young age. This way they won’t depend on anybody when they grow up.
At 12 I mowed our yard and my Grandmothers. When Dad had roofing to do or working on cars I was there too!
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Nothing wrong with kids doing chores. What do you think they do on family farms??? Chores teach kids alot.
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You are over reacting. There is absolutely nothing wrong with your kids mowing. Mine started even younger than that. It is called being a part of a family. Everybody chips in and helps.
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Absolutely. Work ethic is an important life lesson. It’s almost more hurtful if you DON’T give them the opportunity to help.
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You just need to find a balance between your kids helping and letting them be kids still.
It teaches them responsibility. It will be good when they are older because my brother was who my parents went easy on and it really effected his life at an older age as far as following through with things and being responsible and learning a great worth ethic. The way I do it is they get an allowance each time they help and then they can either save it for something or buy something with what they have,it is a great incentive and they also get to learn what accomplishments feels like. It never hurts to chip in as long as it’s reasonable! Good luck
Didn’t hurt us we did all kinds of chores, our parents instilled a good work ethic in all of us. None of us slackers and no one ever gave us anything much less paid us. It was part of being a family. I was oldest and 5 came at intervals after me. Never felt put upon, really. Earned the money to pay for education working as babysitter, in a laundry, at a Foster Freeze. Forever grateful to my folks for the way I was raised.
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Yes. I think we should teach our kids as much as possible. Sounds like he is teaching them safely too.
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While I don’t think it’s terrible of them help. They should not HAVE to just Bc he’s a paraplegic imho. They’re not here to care for their parents. That’s unfair. Personally, I’m confused as to you have him doing it and seem more concerned with them than him doing it. But I digress, maybe a family member could help. Or you could help them become proficient in the work and you’ll see it’s fine.
Chores are good for kids.
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I don’t think it is! Why not teach them kids something, every day life?
Why be stuck on a iPad! Or television?
Kids that way get a attitude! Can’t talk only via MESSAGE OR WHATSAPP 
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Yh get them out there!
Kids can start learning and helping at any age and even at a very young age. They like to be included and helpful. Its all life skills. Nothing wrong with it especially a 13 yr old ! My son was a toddler and would “help” wash the car… even tho were talking playing in the water and slapping the sponge on the parts he could reach. But its all beneficial to growth.
Builds character. Nothin wrong wrong with being protective, Mamma but, they gonna grow and go WITH or WITHOUT your guidance and lessons. Your choice.
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Agreed. I have 3 very functional adult children that were expected to contribute to taking care of our family home This teaches skills so they can function independently, teaches responsibility and it should give them a since of accomplishment. It’s called a family working together to take care of their home!!
My 11 yr old has been cutting the grass a little under 2 years. My kids do all things labor. (Shoveling, planting, dog poop pick up, weeding) Last year a tree fell, hubby cut it up they moved the logs. Good work ethic is never a bad thing.
As long as he is supervising it seems okay to me. My kids had to do chores after I became a single parent. They turned out great.
That’s how I earned extra money, mowing other people’s yard at thier age. Dad had to drive me around , to young to drive.
I think as long as they learn how to be safe using those machines and they are being monitored they should be ok. But I wouldn’t let my 9 or 13 year old be unsupervised with things with blades spinning on them! Could be a horrific accident if they are not taught the importance of safety and being monitored.
Hard work never hurt anyone.
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Good for your husband
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All 5 of us, both boys and girls, were helping with the yard from before that age.
huh? Your husband is what our world lacks !!! I wanna hi5 him. He does what most of us parents struggle to do. Go give him a kiss and say sorry lol
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As long as they r supervisd they do it. Mine did
I think it is great!
By the time I was 9 I could cook a full meal…Fried pork chops, mac n cheese, potatoes
Absolutely! Teach them outdoor skills and cooking skills and cleaning skills indoors as well momma!
Great job to hubs! Keep it up!
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We moved into a house (from 5 years in an apartment) and my kids at the time were 7 and 9. We have big trees and lots of leaves in the fall and the kids have raked them for 3 years now. During the pandemic when my son (12 now) was getting to frustrated and angry with school I would send him out side to rake or sweep the leaves.
My daughter wants a vegetable garden every year but she is 100% responsible for taking care of it and the before prep and after clean up.
We teach the kids, part of having a yard and garden is taking care of them.
I teach middle and high school and we have gardens we send the kids out into when they are becoming behavior problems in class, not as a punishment but more because it calms them down. Working in the dirt grounds kids and brings them peace. If you aren’t sure, maybe balance the chores with growing something so it’s full circle.
I think it’s great that they are working on the yard at those ages! 9 might be a little young for weed wracking, but not by much, so totally doable with supervision. The 13 year old is old enough to do either without supervision, once taught.
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No. Kids need to do chores, period. Doesn’t matter if a parent is handicap or not. They should contribute to their home and learn responsibility.
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Learning TO WORK is a good thing ! Fewer and fewer people work or know how to work .
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I was driving a tractor mowing and taking hay before I was nine, they’re not toddlers anymore so teach them how to help out and work
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It dose not hurt them to work out said I did when I was that age and as long as he is there your any one supervise he showing them that work dose h
That’s what u gotta do these days to get shit done around the house
Take the electronics till they do the chores
If u don’t
They will never do it on thier own
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Nothing wrong with it start them young so they know how to do yd. work
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My Dad taught me about work ethics. And he went to work sick or not