I’d say they are being introduced to having a real life. Cooking and laundry should be next.
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They are not to Young to do yard work
Absolutely nothing wrong with that they r by far old enough
Yes they can mow and weed eat. Good for dad to take that load off of you.
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Only with strict supervision at this age. Electric yard tools like a mower can be dangerous so as long as there is supervision I’d say it’s okay!
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Theres NO problem with that at all. Teaching them responsibilities
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Why shouldn’t they???
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Honestly I’d be hesitant about my 9 year old with a weed eater. But mowing grass and other yard work is good for teaching kids responsibly and work ethic. They should help if they can! It’s good for them and gives you a break.
There is no problem with that
No problem at all! My kids all help with the yard work, my older (11&13) will weed whack and mow, the younger one (5,7,8) will pick up sticks, and rocks, water the grass, help pick up the dog poop. And when they don’t wanna help the WiFi gets shut off and they know we mean business 
It’s called responsibility and work ethic and they need to learn it at a young age
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I have zero issues with the labour part! My step daughter is 11 and she does a lot of laundry and dishes ! .
But I would be terrified for them mowing / weed eating that young,
I know someone who’s 16 who had a serious foot injury recently!
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I didn’t mow as a kid, but I did have to sometime help water the garden or rakes the leaves in the fall. I shoveled snow in the winter… I think if they are comfortable with it, it shouldn’t be an issue. When I was like 11-12 I babysit a 4 year old all summer long…. That was not family. I was literally responsible for a tiny human……
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I say way to go dad! Kids these days get away with too much and parents who don’t teach them chores or responsibilities set them up for failures in the work place.
I worked at a restaurant where a girl didn’t know how to use a paper towel to clean a window or fill a mop bucket, let alone mop. She was 19! When told she had to do these things, she literally cried and said it was beneath her! Do you want to set your children up to be like that? I wouldn’t!
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You’re overreacting. They’re definitely old enough to help with those types of chores.
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Good for your husband.
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I agree with the husband on this one. Thats what is wrong with kids today. They need to work in the yard it definitely will not hurt them.
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My son has been mowing, gardening, weed eating, plus inside jobs for several years. He is 11 and does a great job with supervision.
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Momma with you working the hours you are . They need to do more. Mom they are part of a family. Its good teaching them to be young adults. In 5 years your oldest may have a home of her own . She needs to know how to do everything to care off it .
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There’s nothing wrong with hard work, when I was 12 my dad had me rake yard, use weed eater, and chop wood. I helped build fence and plant garden. Parents now are too easy on their kids
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Are you kidding me !! They need to learn work ethics!!
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gotta teach them good work ethics now. I get my kids to help. heck they make their own lunch for school and they were grade 4 and 6.
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No not at 9 yrs old weed eating at that age could be dangerous
Are you fucking kidding me with this question
Yeah since they was 5 they go around mowing with there grandparents and make money they are now currently 6 7 9
I’ve been push mowing the yard since I was 8. Nothing wrong with yard work regardless of gender
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I think it’s great. The kids are learning responsibility and probably feel proud when they finish.
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You have an amazing family ! Working together is good for the soul ! 
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Nope, if a rock or something hits the weed eater and the kids gets hurt , sorry but not child should do that kind of yard work I rather protect my children then letting something happen to them
Depends on their maturity levels really. If they can concentrate on not cutting off half their feet with the mower and your confident in their abilities then sure get them to help out. But personally I wouldn’t. Being a nurse, I’ve seen multiple adults amputate toes and half their foot just from a lack of concentration. I think getting them to help out is important, however with a dangerous tool like a lawn mower that could potentially cause life long injuries I would closely keep an eye on them…
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I hope my kids help like that when they are that old!!!
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My five-year-old helps me mow the lawn and do yardwork they are plenty old enough for this kind of hard work teaches them good life skills in my opinion so yes you’re wrong and you’re over reacting
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A little responsibility might what… hurt them? Teach them they don’t need to depend on a man! What’s wrong with knowing how to do these things and helping mom pick up the slack at home? Answer: Not a damn thing!
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I would probably switch roles…have the 13yr old do the weed eating and 9yr old mow but I don’t see the problem with having them do yard work
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Children need to know how to work. He’s a great dad.
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I think that’s what wrong with this country, the younger generation thinks that hard work is something bad , it’s good for kids to learn the value of hard work and learn what it takes. It builds character. Too many people in America has there hand out and expect s some one else to to do the hard things.
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Sounds likes he’s teaching them the value of hard work. Don’t feel guilty momma! He and they are trying to help you! A little hard work never hurt no one!
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Not much different when I was a kid. We had to clean house on Saturday and help in yard work and we got $.50 a week. I had jobs to do since I was seven and it helped me to be a good worker when I got a job.
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All children need to
Learn to help out their families no matter their age there should be chores first them all
There is nothing wrong with teaching the kids to help with the yard work .
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As long as they are being supervised and taught how to do it safely. It builds character and gives them the feeling in their soul that they are helping and being a big contribution to the family.
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They should be doing that and a whole lot more. Good job Dad!!
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Their not too young to do yardwork & help out. Builds good character & they get excercise outside. Makes them appreciate what they have.
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I was working in tobacco Fields at that age. Milking cow. Picking cukes peas squash and all other jobs on the Farm. Never hurt me.
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Let kids be kids, they grow up so fast, don’t make them work at that young age
Sounds like an amazing father, you should be upset with yourself for putting this to question.
Is this real? Why shouldn’t they help? My 6 year old nephew has his own mower…
I doubled phone books for my daughter she was only 3 and she loved dong today she is a pro not only in that area my 2 son’s had chores too
Good for you! Kids need to learn how to do things
There is absolutely nothing wrong with kids doing yard work or any other household chore. How else are they going to learn work ethics and responsibility if they don’t?
I think it’s good it teaches them responsibility and how to contribute to the household it’s not like you have them doing labor 40 hours a week all kids should have chores as young as kindergarten up in my opinion and the level of chores sounds appropriate to me especially since he got him a smaller Weedwhacker that he can handle
It’s teaching them to be responsible and not to be afraid of hard work to many people under 35 are spoiled brats and think everything should be handed to them and are afraid to get their hands dirty
Great job!! Dads teaching them great work ethics. Kudos to dad.
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They’re more than old enough to do that and more. Good job, dad!
I’m with dad on this one! Good job dad for making them pitch in and help. Little bit of labor aren’t going to hurt them kiddos! He’s being responsible for buying an electric one for safety purposes. My boy has been doing yard work since he was big enough to push the mower and hold the weed eater.
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I think he’s doing he right thing!
My 11 year old owns his own push mower and wants to start his own mowing business.
He actually mows peoples yards from church. (Under supervision of course)
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No! Hire someone to do it!! They r girls , fir the love of God!!!when they r grown, hopefully they’ll have husbands to do it. I hated yard work and I still do! What’s a few dollars to pay someone to do it!
Um yes,of course:joy: 
this has got to be a joke
There’s nothing wrong with it
This is good for them
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Too young. A bit dangerous too!
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As long as he can supervise the 9yr old with weed eater, I see no problem
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It will not kill them.
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My husband grew up on farm and already helped with tire change at 5 years old …did other stuff by himself after that…there wasn’t a question or money for that…but i guess its old school child raising
As long as they were monitored and taught how to use the equipment safely and correctly. I don’t see a problem with it. Kids need to have chores and learn how to have a good work ethic. Maybe paying them a small amount would help a lil, we got like $5 (we didnt get any allowance at all) just for a lil compensation growing up and we had a double lot, our yard was massive, but it was nice to have a lil to buy something small or save it.
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At that age I was mowing yards and it sure didn’t hurt me, but then I grew up in a different age
Kind of ugly to take their phones and tablets till done. There are nicer ways to teach them .
Sounds like he’s over baring and after free labor
I was helping my dad with his lawn care business by the time I was 12 and had been mowing at our house for a few years prior to that.
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He could get a job , being in a wheelchair, is no reasonn.a door greeter at our Walmart, insurance company’s, a lot of places, our loan company manager, is in a wheel chair. So he could work , help you out besides sitting home barking orders,
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Kick them babies off the tit…They ate at the right age to learn responsibility,you or your husband aren’t going to live forever our t ok cket may be pulled tommorow.Teach them now it’s not being a bad parent,pretty sure you’ll the right thing your a cautious momma and that’s good.
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I was on a tractor mowing hay at 10…i believe it teaches good work ethics and being responsible and helping family. But everyone has their own beliefs. No judgements here.
My 2 grandchildren are the same ages. I see no harm in it. Yes supervised
My 9yo push mows and uses the weed eater as long as they’re supervised I personally think it’s a great idea. My son does it to earn spending money
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Lol this is a very good thing huh? Maybe 13yr old with the weed eater vs. 9yr old but hell gotta teach them while they are young
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Grow up. My grandma was picking 50 pounds of cotton for her evening meal when she was 9 years old.
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My mom and I were chopping wood at that age! Stop raising babies and start raising MEN AND WOMEN !!!
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he sounds like a damn good dad.
That’s not too young. I think it’s good. They need to learn
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My first job, at 11, was working tobacco. Sometimes during harvest we worked 50 hours a week. My brother was 9, my sister was 13 and we all worked. In North Carolina. Hot as he’ll during the summer… We also drove a manual tractor and helped bail hay.
I think they will be fine.
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Yes they do. Joey started mowing at 9and Joanna also. He’s going on 14 now and she’s 11 now. Both can handle my granny electric weed eater. Joanna pretty proud of her work. Joey does it sometimes just cause he’s bored.
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By age 10 we were up on the roof shoveling snow off. Really didn’t matter how tall the house was, we all had to help. Kids need to know all there is about keeping up a home or they’ll be taken advantage of as adults. If they already have phones and tablets, they are already getting ‘paid’. Maintenance is part of family living.
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What a great way to help your family with a chore that just needs to get done. Learn good techniques and to love the outdoors.
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Omg, why is this even a question. Of course its ok for your kids to do yard work. Its your job to teach your kids how to take care of themselves when they get older, and yard work is part of that.
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No everyone needs to help the family
No they are fine. My kids help me mow and clean the yard at that age too. It helps teach them good work ethics
Let them cut the grass mama. It’s so good for them to learn responsibilities early on. Plus it will make them more independent and have strong work ethics. I started cutting the grass that age also and still do. My son is only 7 but he will absolutely be cutting the grass and learning home responsibilities early. I promise you it won’t hurt them to start helping around the house. It’s also important to teach girls they are just as capable as boys and can do things like cut grass, change tires etc… let them do their thing mama.
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At 13 I was mowing 4 lawns every saturday and weeded by hand
There are probably legal age limits.
If it’s not against the law then 100% do it
No. I would be thankful that he is being a good father and good role model.
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I think he is doing what many other parents should be doing ! Kids need to learn to do physical work ! My sisters and I helped out on the farm all the time ! I don’t mean hard physical work for long times ; but as helpers ! They will grow up responsible adults !!
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Nothing wrong with that!
Are you kidding? This is a great idea. They are contributing to the family. If they don’t already have a few simple chores inside the home this would be a great time to start. By the time I was 10, I not only cut our grass, but tended yards for several older neighbors to earn my spending money. They won’t die from a little work.
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My son started cutting grass with push mower at 10.
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No it’s not yo young. I was mowing at age 8 with a manual mower, no motor but me.
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He is totally correct! Yes our daughter did mow! Good for them to have chores, keeps them by off the phone and Internet! Kudos to him for being a great parent!!!
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yes it will teach them to be responsible
My 11yr old has been helping since she was 8.
My son was 6.
Please stop babying your 13year old.
You want them to be responsible, give them responsibility.
I take electronics away too… I bought them. Duh
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Absolutely brilliant. More parents should get their kids involved. Raise kids who are capable of being able to do their own yard work. It is very good for your kids to be involved and will give them a sense of achievement.
My kids both do yard work, whether they want to or not… But they generally don’t mind.
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Pay abit of money to the Girls lourne young will be good now and later
Nothing wrong with that. Me and my little brother was taught how to cook and manage house chores since we were really small because mom had a full time job to earn for US. No chores was forced on us she made us understand our situation and that we need to clean up after ourselves. Forever greatful for her I didn’t have to wait to do my things because she’s not home. I was independent.
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