Work is a very important element of human life. The family is the basic environment of education by work and for work. In the years 2006–2008 we examined 176 families (803 children and parents) from lubelskie voivodship. One of the aims of our research was to describe the upbringing by work in families living in towns and villages of lubelskie voivodship. It turned out that nearly every child has its own duties at home. At the same time, just a few percent of children seem to be overworked. The children do everyday activities (such as eating, dressing up, washing themselves etc.) and help parents in everyday duties at home. The grandparents do not perform a big role in housework – neither as those that do it nor as people who need help. The housework is divided, to a high degree, into a male part and a female part. The division is also partly visible as far as children are concerned. In most families education (homework) is more important than the help with housework. On the whole, we can say that most of the families demand from their children that they should take part in the housework in accordance with their age.