Household chore

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A household chore is a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee, related to or used in the running of a household. "Chore" is also a southern scottish slang term for taking drugs or excessively drinking alcohol

Household chores can be divided into two categories, indoor and outdoor. The indoor chores have long had a negative connotation, "I have to go do my chores" being a common unhappy statement, while the outdoor chores are sometimes seen as more pleasant.

The indoor chores include cooking, setting the table and washing dishes; cleaning, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting and mopping ; picking up clothes to the washer and laundry; ironing; lift and carry things, putting things away; child and elder care; paying bills.

The outdoor chores include decorative and vegetable garden care, lawn and grounds maintenance, animal care, snow removal, driveway maintenance, outbuilding maintenance.

In Neo-classical economic analysis, such household chores performed by members of the household are not included in economic output. However, Feminist Economists have argued that housework and household chores are a vital part of the economy and society.

Chores are commonly assigned by parents in the United States as tasks for children to complete around the house. Many parents create chore charts that are used to track the completion of these tasks. Common chores assigned to children include: cleaning room, making bed, emptying trash, feeding pets, washing card, laundry and yardwork. Some parents have used chores as a way for children to earn allowance in order to create a connection between hard work and reward, while other parents believe that chores should be done as a family contribution and not compensated for with rewards.