Children should know that the chores their parents have them do around the house may actually be quite good for them. According to research conducted at the City University, children who are__11__for taking out the trash, mowing the lawn, keeping their rooms tidy, and other tasks to help around the house turn out to be well-adjusted adults. According to researchers, chores are instrumental in __12__ children learn how to complete an assigned job. They also help teach organizational __13__ , discipline, cooperation, and social responsibility. Children with chores are less likely to get involved with drugs and alcohol, too. Based on a study done in Minnesota, “the best predictor of young adults’__14__ in their mid-twenties is that they participated in household tasks” starting as young as three years old. In contrast, the study found that those children who weren’t given chores by their parents on a__15__ basis turned out to be, well, a little bratty. Therefore, while you may not be happy about washing those dishes now, you will probably thank your parents later.