About HOUSE HELPS

INTRODUCTION:

Years before now, the concept of House Helps wasn’t popular. Our mothers had just one simple responsibility TAKING CARE OF THE HOME. However, as time progressed, the need for women to get involved with providing for the home increased their responsibilities; Therefore the need for a helping hand.

While it is NOT advisable for (young) couples to employ the services of a House Help, there are certain cautions that shouldn’t be neglected if their relevance becomes inevitable.

FACTS

1.      HOUSE HELPS ARE HUMANS TOO: We have heard over and over again, stories of House Helps who are maltreated and placed in inhumane conditions at their employers hands. That shouldn’t be. It is important you treat your house helps like human beings.

2.      THEY INFLUENCE YOUR CHILDREN: One of the main reasons most married people get House Helps is so that there is someone to always take care of the Kids when both parents are at work or occupied with something else. Every parent should know that the formulation age of Children is between 1-6 years, things that are learnt at that stage of life has a huge role in determining who the child becomes in the future. The House Help can influence their Sexual, Language, Spirituality and Education orientation.

 

3.      THEY ARE SECURITY RISKS: Most thieves always confess that they get inside information about the occupants of the house from the House Help. No matter how careful a family tries to be, the house help is aware about certain things that can cause harm to the family. Whether they look smart or otherwise, the security threat they pose cannot be under rated.

With these kind of Knowledge, how best can a family HANDLE the presence of a HOUSE HELP in the Home?

SOLUTIONS

a.      It’s BEST a House Help doesn’t LIVE in the House. This will limit their access to certain things and information.

b.      Although the Help is NEEDED, don’t make it obvious that they are indispensable. Rather than leave ALL the major job for the HOUSE HELP, work together with the House Help. If a House Help discovers their employer is lazy, they will begin to misbehave.

c.       Respect them: Every human appreciates respect. Don’t fail into the temptation of physically abusing your House Help. This act kills their self-respect, makes them see you as terror and in turn would make them look/feel unhappy, sad & unnecessarily quite & timid.

 

d.      Don’t Abuse: When angry, try not to use insulting words on your house help, especially when your children are around. For the sake of your children’s future, it’s important you don’t insult the help. Children that are used to seeing their House Helps being abused tend to become arrogant and abusive themselves.

e.      Support their Dreams: Every Human has a DREAM, the fact that they are willingly or conditioned to serve as House Help at that point doesn’t mean they don’t think of being something else in future. As they support in making your life easier, do your best to ensure they are GROWING too in life. Support their Education, Support their talent, Support their Dreams. People do more when they feel loved and wanted.

Conclusively, in this fast paced world, most families need additional help in order to lead a beautiful and fulfilling life. If you apply these simple suggestions, I am confident that you would have a peaceful & Happy Home with amazing Children.