Advice History
Chores
I think that asking kids to help around the house is always beneficial. It teaches them responsibility and how to care for things (their room, their clothes, their toys, etc.) Chores always has such a negative connotation to me. "Helping out" sounds positive whereas "chore" has a built-in negative "I don't wanna do it" sound.
Ideas
Great regular responsibilities for school-age kids include:
folding clothes as they come out of the drier.
putting their own clothes away in drawers
setting the table
emptying the dishwasher
feeding the dog
reading to their younger siblings
sweeping the porch
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