What is meants by duties?

Answer 1

"Duties" are responsibilities or expectations, often associated with a job. There can be implied duties, such as a husband expecting a wife to clean house, do laundry, raise the kids, etc. Implied duties often lead to conflict because people rarely discuss what each person "expects" of the other person. It's important for parents to give children concrete duties, as in a list, rather than use implied duties.

Jobs typically list the duties, in writing, to avoid conflict and improve work output.

In parenting and in other roles (like nursing), there are expected "duties of care". For a parent, this might include the societal expectations of:

• protect children
• feed children
• clothe children
• supervise children
• guide and direct children
• set boundaries
• use consequences for unwise behavior