While most parents today focus mostly on teaching kids self-reliance -- keeping themselves clean, fed and botulism-free -- the benefits of learning housework run deeper.

• 尽管现在的大多数父母更看重的是让孩子们自立，让他们自己打扫卫生、有饭吃且不要食物中毒，不过，学会做家务的好处还更为深远。