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Children Doing Chores: It Helps Their Working Memory!

Laura Hastie

9th September 2022

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Children who do chores such as looking after pets or other household tasks, may be improving their cognitive development.

Research has attempted to show that there is a relationship between working memory and participating in chores. A correlational study showed that even factors such as socioeconomic status can affect working memory.

“Our findings likely reflect that most chores require individuals to self-regulate, maintain attention, plan and switch between tasks, thereby supporting the development of executive function,” the team writes.

Explore this study further for a great positive implication of improving memory, working memory, and other cognitive functions.

Read: Doing More Chores is Linked to Improvements in Cognitions

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