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Lancy contrasts this with what happens in America.

兰西将其与美国的情况进行对比。

What does David Lancy advise American parents to do?

大卫·兰西建议美国父母做什么？

Professor David Lancy of Utah State University has studied how families around the world handle chores.

犹他州立大学的大卫·兰西教授研究了世界各地的家庭是如何处理家务的。

At about 18 months of age, Lancy says, most children become eager to help their parents, and in many cultures, they begin helping with housework at that age.

兰西说，在约18个月大的时候，大多数孩子很渴望帮助父母，在许多文化中，他们在这个年龄开始帮助做家务。

"We deny our children´s bids to help until they are 6 or 7 years old," Lancy says, "when many have lost the desire to help and then try to motivate them with payment."

兰西说：“在孩子们6岁或7岁之前，我们总是拒绝他们帮忙做家务的想法。后来许多孩子逐渐失去了帮忙的欲望，我们就只能用奖励零花钱来激励他们做家务。”