Children doing chores...teaches responsibility...exactly what we have been doing, and when...and responsibilities v. choresHabits, Parenting, Toddlers

Are Your Children Actually Tired of Doing Household Chores?

As children, my brothers and I grew up doing chores. I really don’t remember what age I was when I started doing chores…I have no doubt that I was already doing age appropriate chores as a child. My first memory of doing any sort of chores was washing dishes around the ages of six or seven. I also remember helping myself to my own cereal…

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chores are a drag...paying children an allowance for chores...children are harvesting unrealistic expectations as they enter adulthood...Habits, Parenting

Why You Need know the Truth About Paying an Allowance

The word, chore(s) is such a drag…only children do chores…In thinking about our household responsibilities as adults, we rarely, if ever, consider them in the same category as our jobs. Our jobs are where are how we earn money. On the other hand, we do not get a paycheck for…contributing to the family by helping manage and maintain a comfortable home is one of the occasions where INtrinsic motivation is crucial…

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