I am in agreement with your husband - sorry I do NOT think they are too young – my kids were doing all those chores long before 13 – they started at about 8 --probably helped much younger but by 8 or 9 with electric trimmers and mowers (even gas operated ) they were fine. Providing the trimmer isn’t too heavy
I think it’s a good to teach young ladies to be independent but not forced to do this pay the girls to do this it would give them something to learn and some money to spend on things too
In all honesty nothing wrong with this young as they maybe there are values in life and these values are mostly lost in our youth today
They both will be proud of their own gardens and homelife setting a standard which becomes the norm for them
We had 5 huge gardens growing up. Our parents would lock me and my bio sister out of the house all day every day during summer until all 5 gardens were finished. The older 2 siblings got to stay inside doing nothing.
I think it’s great that your husband sees that kids need to have some chores. When I was young before we went to school every morning we had chores and we had chores in the evenings and on Saturday. Children doing chores is not bad, the new generation should be doing more chores. My neighbor has an 18 year old daughter living with her who does absolutely nothing around the house but she has to pay for a housekeeper and I’m man to maintain her yard. This isn’t fair to Mom or the child. Children need that sense of accomplishment it teaches them good work ethics which are highly lacking in today’s young people oh, just my opinion!
I grew up with chores so did my brother, not gonna hurt them it’s gonna teach them
Not at all my 13 and 14 do this at their dads since he has grass. Not at home with me because we are in a desert and have rocks
I don’t see any thing wrong with that however yr husband should be linked up to NDIS and they would pay for help around the house
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They are the perfect age to learn to help out. They ARE NOT too young
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As long as the 9 year old is wearing PPE ( long pants, safety goggles & ear plugs), I think it’s perfectly alright for them to assume these responsibilities.
Kids need to have more responsibilities in life I don’t think it would hurt at their age to mow just teach them to be cautious when they do
What the heck is weed eat? Don’t you mean weed whacker? That’s what we call it in my neck of the woods!!
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I mowed a large yard at a younger age. It is good to have children learn that you are a family, a team, and we all pitch in and help. It teaches responsibility. At 13 I was dropped off every Saturday to do laundry for a family of 5. It never hurt me and I learned a lot.
It is a wonderful thing to do. Teach responsibility… my kids did it and survived.
not too young as long as they are supervised. I would not have taken away their phones or tablets but paid them for their work. Remind them that being a family member has responsibilities. If they refused to work, then the phones and tablets would be taken away. Children have to be taught how to work and develop a work ethic.
With full protective gear yes. Hearing, safety glasses, long pant and shoes.
My dad had my sister and I doing chores at ages five and up!! Started with trash and dishes… At eight I was splitting wood with a wedge and a splitting maul! And at ten years old driving loads of firewood across our property in a 63 Chevy 3/4 ton truck with a six and 3 on the tree.
I’ve been mowing my since I was 9 and did not have the luxury of a gas mower lol my now 17yr has been helping his grandparents mow their lawn with a ridding lawnmower since he was 13 . It gives a child a sense of accomplishment on a job well done
They’re not too young. My kids have always had to help and they are all very happy, hardworking and successful adults. They knew how to work hard to get where they wanted to be. (2 Marines and a police officer!)
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No they should be helping nothing wrong with kids learning an helping at home
My dear friend when I was 9. To 12 years old .Use to look for LAWNS TO MOW. It’s good for them TOM
Me and my boys did the yard work, I think it’s good to teach them, not to be lazy
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Chores are chores. Let them learn it will make them grow to be independent people. Plus getting them outside and doing something is awesome. Tablets, phones etc takes away from being outdoors learning new things.
You are doing the best thing! We all mowed when we were kids, never hurt any of us!!!
It’s perfectly alright for children those ages to be taught how to care fir and use equipment. As long as supervision is around.
Weed wackers make me nervous after seeing a friend injured by letting it get too close to her leg while it was running. Wear boots and goggles when using them.
Just make sure they drink plenty of water. My son is 6 and likes helping in the yard. He helps his dad mow with him helping of course. And he cleans up after his dogs that was his own doing.
I was driving trucks, tractors and heavy equipment by 9 years old. Started mowing at age 5 and I had to use a old scythe to weed eat until I was a teenager when we bought out first gas weed eater.
Teach your kids to be self sufficient and to have confidence in everything they do. Your husband has done your children proud, you should be proud to have him for your children. Go Daddy!!!
Its good for your children to do some chores it teaches them responsibility, you should compromise with your husband, that chores are limited to so much per week otherwise your girls won’t do anything x
It teaches them a hell of a lesson to be independent and hard working never to rely on another to do something for you it good for them. To many parents are afraid to make their kids uncomfortable get over it
My brothers and I started doing yard work at age 5. We picked weeds.
I was mowing grass at age 10 . We all grew up with good work ethics and took pride in what we do
There,s nothing wrong with kids helping in the garden . Especially as your husband is a paraplegic and you working full time . Good preparation for the future .
when kids do work in the yard they get strong not fat
I never hurt me when I was growing up. I was 8 when I started. My kids never did it because we were in the military and they took care of all that. but when we retired up in Maine they did their fair share of shoveling snow.
Your husband is doing a wonderful job! The girls are outside; fresh air; responsibility; life skills. If the teen had the time, she could earn money doing this for other people; and to such an extent she ends up with a basic landscaping biz when she graduates high school. How can a mother be so daft? Take a moment and learn their machines. It will help you relax.
No ma’am. I have my 5 year old son pull weeds. Its great for them to start young. I was 3 pulling weeds pulling out of the garden.
I was cooking dinner every night for a family of six when I was eight. That was after I got the house cleaned. Sure didn’t hurt me. I was trained for life. My children also had chores. You live there, you do your share (age related).
No! Not too young if supervised! My grandson at 6 Loves to weed whack!!! And my friends grandsons start helping her in the yard by the time they are walking, they pick up sticks and put them in the wheelbarrow to take to the firepit, so she can mow without hitting sticks!
There is no problem . My daughters are 11 and 14 and they help with lawn maintenance and construction . You have to teach them now as they are young and also life skills . Your husband is doing the correct thing . You are all a family and the children should help assist as well. Look on the positive side you complete the task as a family team and saving money that you can place for another expense .
A good thing for them to do. It will teach them how to have good work ethics when they are adults.
My kids are 11 and 14. They mow, shovel snow and rake leaves. This is how they help contribute and earn an allowance.
No …let them we did as kids that age and even went door to door in our neighborhood to make money for comic books
You will appreciate this ! Most kids have chores when young ! Kids should learn how to everything possible , I learned how to cook, bake ,sew, and many other things by the time I was eleven. Kids need responsibilities! Best taught when young ! I don’t mean they need to be your slaves ,but to share taking on responsibilities, they will appreciate you having them do so when they grow up! It’s their home also! It also teaches them respect. When my oldest daughter was four she cleaned her room everyday and I would go in and give it a good cleaning once a week. When her friends came over she didn’t dare let them mess up her room. She grew up keeping her house very clean! My little granddaughter has been baking and cooking with her mommy and me since 4 years old . I have videos ! She loves it and just made a cake last night with her mom’s supervision. She’s only six now! Believe me I never raised a lazy child ,all 4 of them are hard workers . Very proud of them !
Our 14 year old has been mowing our law for 3 years. She does a great job. Our 16 year old does the weed eating, bit sometimes the 9 year twins and 8 year old weed eat if he is not able to. I haven’t mowed lawn in over 3 years and only help with weed eating if the littler ones do it. My husband works full time. They love to help and earn money for doing it.
I worked in the yard and so did l my brothers and sisters. They learn, and enjoy all kinds of activities equally hard
I think its great to get the kids involved - my 6 year old does chores
My kids helped both in yard and home. My husband had ms and couldn’t do yard work. He had a hard time with walking so they helped cook, laundry with pets. With weeding. They sucked at mowing but with them help with other house chores this made it possible for me to mow. Your kids and husband are trying to help you they know how hard your working they know every penny counts. If the lawn care upsets you suggest other chores that you can compromise on that might free up time to do the lawn care. Maybe teach them to use an instant pot, this helps them with life skills and coming home after a long day at work to a hot healthy meal can help all of you especially if you can eat together as a family. Just my thoughts from someone who has been there. Maybe teach them how to do dishes or short their laundry and run washing machine sweeping ot vacuuming or cleaning the bathroom.
As long as he is watching them an making sure they are doing things properly as to not get hurt and the 13 cuts the grass then yes good for them …
Definitely not too young. They should be asked to help and yard work is perfect!
My 7 year old mows the yard with supervision and she loves to do it pulling weeds not so much
I think it’s great, he is being a wonderful Dad helping them learn about responsibility. It’s a privilege to live in your house and they are contributing.
They need to learn responsibility but teach them safety also.
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Long as he doesn’t have them out there in the hottest part of the day with a heat advisory they’ll be fine. It’s good for them. He’s disabled, you’re working full time, they need to help and to know that you can’t always hire someone to do the dirty work. I was cutting grass at 9 or 10. I hated it!! But it didn’t hurt me a bit!
My boys did free lawn work for the elderly in our neighborhood… with us not even telling them.
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Children need to help around the house. My children all had jobs to help the family because my husband and I worked full time and we had 7 children (he came with a 6 pack of kids…ages 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10) and then, we had a preemie together 2 years later. I always fixed dinner. My husband helped by supervising jobs. Sometimes, he did yard work and sometimes, he supervised so that the children knew how to do it. Our job board would rotate weekly and the children got an allowance for completing their jobs.
Your husband is making them useful,and also helping them become better citizens.There is nothing wrong in helping out at home.Let them continue doing it as long as they live.In my country children learn how to do chores as early as 5,and 13 you say?? That’s almost puberty…so stop overthinking hun
it is fine they can do the work at least it gets them out of the house in the fresh air
I been mowing as a side job with my dad since I was nine n mowing my front yard since 7 so no it ain’t bad unless he makin em do it in line triple digits
My 10 year olds mow 2.5 acres (they get breaks!!), weed eat, take trash, vacuum … someday their wife will appreciate the fact that I taught them to work hard! 
These kids need to learn to do something besides watch t.v and play video games. We have made life so comfortable for them to the point they feel intitled. Your husband is right and you should support his decision. There children who used to get up 4am to milk cows and feed animals on a farm then go to school. Each one teach one. It’s not forced it is a lesson we all have to do our part. Parents work to provide a home children go to school to learn. Teaching them to care for the property they live is nothing wrong about that 9 is a healthy age to start learning about yard work cooking and learning to wash clothes and cleaning up in the house. As well learn about money as well. Financial literacy is important, if they are not taught when will they learn especially if your at work. We can’t hold their hand forever. 9 is not a baby .
No it does a child good to learn I did and my children did
No it is perfectly normal as long as they are taught how to be safe when using the weed wacker and mower
I think it is a wonderful idea. Children need to have chores. Your children will learn responsibility.
Absolutely alright!!! Teach them early to work! The only thing it will do is make them respect the rewards of hard work!
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Great to give children specific responsibilities and proper tools to accomplish them. Please make certain they have eye and ear protection.
Raise responsible children with good work ethic and not kids coddled their whole lives that don’t know how to wash a dish or wipe a counter
I was on the lawn mower at 8. If they are taught properly, I see me problem!!
Nothing wrong with children working in the yard. Less during heat. They can do house work also. It teaches responsibility.
I started mowing lawns to earn money at the age of ten, plus i mowed our yard for nothing. A good way to start teaching responsibility.
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Whats weed eating mean? I mow my lawns and I feel empowered for it and it’s a a great workout. Let them learn
As long as he is supervising them, I see nothing wrong with it. They are big enough to help around the house more. Teaches them responability.
Put some safety goggles on each of them and send them out to do the yard. When my son was 11 he loved it, and not only mowed our lawn but kept going down the street mowing everybody else’s.
My kids were doing it at that age. And I didn’t have to ask, they saw it needed to be done and they did it.
Why not let the girls do yard work it’s really good for them.
Good on dad !!!
I’d the equipment is right for them and they are being supervised… they are old enough to contribute to chores
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Not too young at all! They should learn to do these things to 1) appreciate the effort it takes 2) build independence
I feel like he’s doing it to help you out. He knows you’re tapped out with your work schedule. It’s teaching them to chip in and do their part as part of a family.
At 9 I was cutting other peoples grass to earn money. Nothing builds character in a young person then being able to get the things they want by earning it themselves. They have the experience of earning say 10 dollars knows what it will take to replace it if they spend it. The earlier they learn the better. A hundred years ago a 5 yearold would get a cow ready to be milked. Then walk it a mile to grandmas to be milked by her. Then back home to pasture. Kids will only do what you allow them to do undersupervision if needed. You arenot doing them any favors by keeping them from working. If you plan to pay someone to do the job, pay your children.
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I don’t think they are too young! It’s good for them to learn responsibility for taking care of a home and yard!
At thirteen I was running barbed wire fencing and effecting repairs unsupervised for the most part. Our weed eater was a cow and I had to milk her before making my own sack lunch and getting on the bus to go to school. I think a little yard work isn’t going to hurt them.
Paul is right when I was 10 years old I had to get up at 4:00 in the morning and feed and water the horses then come back into the house and get ready for school it taught me good worth ethics that’s what’s wrong with these kids today they want to stay at home and tell her 20 years old and all they wanted to do is lay around and play video games
It’s a life skill. Yes you could hire someone but then what if your daughters grow up and marry a man who’s career revolves around him not being home all the time and their budget doesn’t allow for that? Learning life skills is very important and they can be proud to see what they accomplish after the work is done. If I were their mother I’d stop and get some ice cream bars or something along those lines that they like and surprise them with it. A small way of saying I know that sucked but I appreciate it and here’s something to reward you with that can also help cool you down. My mom did that with me and I know looking back it did really suck but the fact that now as an adult I can do it if it needs to be done is something I’m proud of.
Your husband Loves you. You are the bread earner, he knows that, apparently he has a lot of respect for you. My husband couldn’t do any of that work either. He taught me to do everything from lawn work to plumbing and electrical. We were older and our kids were grown. Your husband adores you.
They are NOT too young!! I did it from age 9. It made me appreciate that things must get done, and it’s a rewarding feeling when it’s done!!
Me and my sister did yard work for our dad we where proud to do it for him
Nothing wrong with giving children some chores to do. I would be more concerned about them getting overheated in thsi hot weather. Make sure your hubby keeps them hydrated.
I made the mistake of not making my boys do work in the yard and house. Your children will feel proud of themselves when they are older.
We always had chores to do around the house & yard. My son did chores too.
I think it is great that they are doing yard work but he should supervise to ensure safety.
I was helping my dad do yard work and stuff… I mean discipline was an issue cause I wasnt used to it but hard work, work ethics and elbow grease teach well. That’s a daddy and his girls for ya. I say let him and let them. They’re sponges and never too young to learn something good for them. They may even rely on this when they’re older. You never know…
Kids today as a whole are spoiled. They need to learn how to do basic skills before they are 13.
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I did. I think it’s good for kids to contribute to the family…not just take, take, take… I learned the value of a job well done and a sense of personal pride. I learned that hard work isn’t deadly.
more kids should be doing what yours are.never too young to learn how life really is. won’t hurt them a bit to get the jump on other kids. be proud
I have 2 teen boys and wouldn’t trust them to safely use the machinery.
Good lesson to teach them how to take care of themselves , and be responsible for themselves as they get older . The work won’t kill them . They will thank you later ,when they 're on their own .
I think your husband is 100% right! He’s teaching them responsibilities as long as it’s not in a mean way. Kids SHOULD have chores and be helping out at that age.
I agree with your husband 
! I used to mow yards when I was 7 years old. Couldn’t reach the top rung of the mower, but I got it done. All of us kids did chores. It really does build character.
I started mowing when I was about 10 or 11 with a PUSH Mower…It was fun to me. Loved it when my aunt got a gas run mower…as soon as I was done…got ready and went to the public pool down the street. I got so good at mowing, I could do the whole yard in less than 30 minutes…and it was a good size yard.
He is doing a great job maybe your children are enjoying it as well. Let him father them, they are his children as well