It is good don’t worry at all. Kids need to have some responsibility and be thaught that from young age. As long as it don’t put them in danger and is not too hard for them then why not help their parents?
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Absolutely it is ok…they will have a work ethic when they get older and that is something many young people do not have…
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don’t worry. it’s good for young people to learn responsibility.
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It’s good for them, within reason of-course.
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My kids started mowing and weed eating at that age. That was part of their chore list
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I make my 4 year old help pull weeds and rake. Teaches the kids important life skills. My 10 year old and 14 year old know how to run excavators and skid steers.
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Wow this has got to be a joke! Hopefully they know how to wipe their own ass.
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My 7 year old does yard work.
Im beginning to think these are not questions from real people. I think someone is thinking of, what is the stupidest question I can ask and post?
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I used to do it. They’re good.
I was driving our riding lawnmower at 9. It’s great that he is teaching them about the value of working.
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My son is 10 and does it all has been since he was probably 6 mowing and weed eater also
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It’s a good skill for them to have when they are older and it’s an independence thing. As long as it’s not an incredibly large yard that would take all day.
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I actually think it’s a fantastic idea as long as he’s out there with them!!
Definitely a good things, instills great work ethic at a young age and teaches them independence
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I wouldn’t hand a 9 year old a weed eater but that’s just me. Mowing with supervision would be ok
We had a push mower and I had to mow the grass on Saturday morning at 10 years old. Learning to care for the yard is a very important part of life.
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As long they’re being taught how to operate the machines safely, theres no good reason why they shouldnt.
Its good life lessons
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My son is 7 and helps me sometimes.
No they are not too young to learn. As long as they are supervised and given instructions on the does and don’ts they should be fine. I’m a farm kid that was mowing acres of land on a riding mower by age 10.
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All my kids (3) did work like that from 6 up. Gardening and housework also, taught them responsibility, future life skills and good work ethic. I really see the problem with todays children that you would even have to ask!
Get em out there and teach em how to do things. Not bad at all! Never feel guilty about making them help. Yes, its important to have a childhood, but its also important to learn life skills in childhood as well. How many of us were push mowing 1 acre lawns at 9 or 10 years old? It teaches responsibility and builds character. They live there too. You aren’t workin em to death by having them help out 
They will learn how to work that’s a good thing. Great job Dad
They are absolutely not to young. My grandchildren are 8 and 6 and they help with yard work and gardening and love it. They ask when we are going to start on the garden. Children need to understand what pride and responsibility is!
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A generation ago at that age they were driving farm equipment!!! Geez
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My 10 year old daughter knows how to SAFELY use a reciprocating saw. And HAS USED ONE. What is wrong with a weed eater? And she has been doing yard work since she was 7. Because she gets to help choose the plants and flowers she and her mother plant in the spring, and it is part of how she earns an allowance. And she knows about shoes, socks and safety glasses when operating ANY power tool. As long as a kid has been trained, there is no problem. I saw a 6 year old boy use a small version (but still full size) of a backhoe. And he did it perfectly. Until mom showed up and he couldn’t stop saying “Mom! Look at me!”
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Generation ago that age they were driving farm equipment, come on people!!!
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Kids need to learn life lessons and things like this are the best way. A family should all contribute to the day to day workings of a home. But like another poster said it should be with supervision until they learn.
i started mowing the lawn at 10 years old
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I think you should thank him !!! Let them work and earn those tablets and phones !!!
What a baztard teaching them good work ethics 
FFS some of these questions make me shake my head with amazement at the level of stupidity in this world.
My son started mowing at 9 years he loved it … It’s good for them to help out when and where needed .
This is the best thing. Start them young. I was trained to do all the dishes when when I was 7 and and at 13, i am so good at hand washing clothes. At 15, i am an expert at house cleaning and keeping.
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Nope not to young at all. Good to teach them early.
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No way! He is helping them become strong independent women! Go Dad!
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I was cooking, cleaning the pool, mowing lawns ect (supervised) at 9-10 and doing them independently at 13.
He’s teaching them life skills, it’s not going to hurt them. They will be better kids and people in the long run for it.
Good parenting if you ask me
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I grew up on a farm with my 2 older sisters and when I was in 5th grade my dad had me and my other 2 sisters (just 2 years and l year older than me) work in the field on a tractor! And we mowed and did all sorts of chores! No it is not too young to get these two to help out! My dad always said @Work Never Kills You”!
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Nope, he’s not wrong and they aren’t too little. Good time to start teaching them responsibility and how a home works. Everyone pitches in.
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Not too young, it’s helping you out as a family it’s a team effort xx
I see nothing wrong with it. They should help after all they live there and one day they’ll own a home and not need to hire anyone. Its great to learn at this age.
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Dads are smart and so are kids… Its definitely scary but if the kids know the hazards and know all safety precautions then i think its a great odea to let the help n learn… Better to learn the right way from mom n dad then learn the wromg way from friends
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My 10 year old mows our yard and my husband pays him
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They are fine, as long as they are supervised by your husband. A little yard work will not kill them and it diffendly not abuse. Good job to your hubby for taking their electronics.
Good for him! There isn’t a thing wrong with it.
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My 4 and 8 year old weedeat lol.
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Congratulations for teaching responsibility to young children
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To young for weedeater, but mowing is good, not sure why phones qnd tablets were taken away, but if the girls can handle it good for them to help.
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Nothing wrong with it!! Good for him.
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Yes most definitely. Teaches them responsibility and independence. Learning and doing to do things on their own without relying on others. One of the best things I was taught by my parents. Not only that it let’s them grow up with a good sense of work ethic. In my opinion parents not having their children do things like this is why this generation of kids are lazy and believe they are entitled
Way to go sir that’s great news to hear get them kids out there teach em right I do it to both of mine
You are way to overreacting. They are perfectly able to do that kind of work. I grew up on a farm and did much harder work than that at a much younger age.
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You are over reacting…they are not to young to start learning responsibility
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I enjoyed it as a kid when my dad let me and my sister help him with yard work…we learned so much from him.
You aren’t doing your kids any favor by not teaching them responsibility. 
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No… it teaches them responsibility and work ethic… I am one of three daughters and my daddy didn’t care that we were girls, we did what we were told to do- paint, push mow, trim hedges, chop tobacco etc… when my boys came along he did them the same way… hell when there won’t anything else to do he made them pick up sticks and rocks In the yard… me, my sisters and our children appreciate what he did and it helped shape the way we are
My 13 year old daughter mows, weeds with both Electric devices and handheld.
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Teach a child a work ethic that will carry over to when they become an adults. Farmers have their kids doing chores every day. Don’t be a spoiler that enabled your kids be lazy. There is enough of that parenting already in the world.
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My daughter mowed our yard from the time she was 9. I dont think there is anything wrong with them doing yard work. By the time my kids were 9 they did their own laundry, cleaned their own messes and did dishes. By the time they were 12 they knew how to cook. When we do yard work we do it as a family. I have a chore and dinner chart. We work as a team. It keeps all of us respecting eachother and teaches them how important it is to clean up after themselves. Not to mention responsibility.
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It’s not;abuse. It’s simply;like household chores. Not to;young at all. I remember;when i was their age i worked/did household chores for allowance money. We didn’t;simply get allowance money. It’s a;great way of learning them responsibility.
He needs the help why not have his kids learn how hard it is and to contribute to the house. he should show appreciation to them. Your girls won’t need a man dads teaching um things that keep them independent.
They will thank you later in life!
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I understand where you are coming from. But maybe a little overreaction. I’ve been mowing since I was 12. My dad used to give me $20. Now that I’m 22 he just pays me with alcohol and chocolate lol
They’re not too young to help
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Nothing wrong with that
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They should have started several years ago. They are never too young to learn how to do something.
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Good for your husband!! This is what’s wrong with the children growing up these days they have no responsibility, no work ethic, everything is handed to them. Good for him there’s nothing wrong with making them get out there and do something besides sitting around playing on their phone, iPads, watching TV make their asses get out there and do something. Good for your husband
Who’s going to mow and weedeat for them when they’re older and don’t have a significant other? Are you planning to go over and do it for them too?
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They definitely are not too young.
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This is a joke right? So you don’t want your kids helping, learning. Im to assume you let your kids slam doors and scream at you:woman_facepalming:t5:
. This is how some kids become productive adults. Your husband’s not hurting to children, they are ok.
its only wrong if your intention is to raise entitled selfish brats that cant do anything for themselves. if you are trying to raise strong independent women who understand the value of hard work and what it takes to run a household, then your husband is on the right track and you should support him and add more jobs to your kids list of responsibilities.
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Hell no, put them kids to work lol as parents we have to prepare them for the real world. And that comes faster then you think mom! Maybe give them a small allowance for the work if that will make you feel better 
Yard work only teaches good work ethic. My two 8 year old girls help with yard work, washing the dishes, and caring for the chickens, cats, and dogs. They help with cooking, cleaning, and laundry. If you don’t want entitled acting children, you teach them that a household doesn’t run itself. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a little bit of sweat and elbow grease.
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He is teaching them responsibility and respect and care for the home they live in.
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Way to go dad. All 3 of my daughters did yard work, helped clean house and we all the laundry. They know the value of hard work and how to be self sufficient as adults now. They even taught their friends how to do things when they were growing up. Work is good for them. Just appreciate the help and maybe give them an allowance if it makes you feel better. Good that they can help since dad is unable to in his condition. No shame just helping hands.
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Lmao are these real people?
It’s best they learn now than to depend on a man to do it. 
Yes i started yard work at 8 or 9 start an allowance teach them to be hard workers and take pride in the jobs they do
Nothing wrong with him putting their devices away and getting them out in the yard working to help out. now if he was out there yelling at them telling them they were doing a shitty job or something then there would be reason for upset but if hes encouraging them whats wrong with them out there lending a hand to their family learning new skills its awesome.
I was helping in Garden and yard when I was 5. Their ages are just fine. 13 should of definitely already been on it
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My opinion:. I don’ think it hurts one bit to get kids out of the house off computers and teach them the skills for the world we know live in they should respect and be proud of themselves for helping out an overworked mom and dad who is doing his best !! These are life learning lessons and helping to have a decent home is a great start I hope they also know how to gather laundry wash a few dishes and just pick up behind themselves noone can keep a family going unless all chip in!! Kudos to dad!! :
My 10 year old not only mows and weed eats our lawn, he mows for others and gets paid. I used a riding mower before I was 12. As long as they are taught how to safely use the equipment I see no reason they shouldn’t.
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I was shoveling snow in the winter, mowing the grass, weed whacking, and cutting hedges with electric hedge cutters around 10….as long as they are mature enough to be careful , let them have at it…
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Nothing wrong with children that age doing that. My boys, at age 10 & 11 had their own lawn service. Nothing wrong with girls doing that either. I was mowing grass.on a big ol’ riding mower at the age of 9.
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Umm yes it’s perfectly fine! 
As long as they know how to use the stuff correctly, it doesn’t hurt to teach them responsibility, and also it is just simply kind to help others!
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Make sure they have protective eye wear on in case something flies up and hits them near the eyes
This is a good thing for your children
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A little work outdoors in the sun will do them wonders
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Yes I think you are over reacting , good job dad , nothing wrong with kids helping around the house and having responsibilities
If they were boys would ya be having a debate, case close,
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Teach them young that way when they get older, they don’t need to depend on anyone for anything 
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I think it teaches great work ethic and how to be independent. Good for him.
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In my opinion I think it’s perfectly fine it’s teaches them the value of hard work as stated in previous comments ,helping with disabilities, staying hydrated…
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My son was definitely mowing the lawn and weed eating at age 9. He’s now 16 and we haven’t lived in a place that has a lawn in a couple years. If I still lived in a place that had a lawn my daughter now 11 would definitely be mowing the lawn/ weed eating as some of her chores. I think it’s good for children to learn to do these things
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Yes they learn responsibility or are you gonna go over when they grown and do they yard…
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Are these questions legit?
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I used to mow the yard at 10 for sure. We had a riding mower and I loved feeling like I was driving.
Making them help out builds character. And a work ethic…Not to mention teaches them how to do things…You are to be applaud for making them help out
Really, this is a foolish question. I mowed from about 6 yrs old and drove tractors a few years after that.
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Let them now it will teach them so much.
If they were 9 and 13 yr old boys would you let them do it? You’re more than likely going to answer yes. I grew up having the same responsibilities as my brothers. I was mowing at 9 yrs old. Hubby is definitely in the right here and you are overreacting.
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