Getting children to do chores is difficult no matter how many kids you have unless you are raising them in an Indigenous community in Mexico where kids as young as 1 assist at home and by ages 6 to 8 ...

A psychologist says chores help teach kids responsibility and time management Age-appropriate tasks like cleaning up or mowing the lawn can build life skills Paying kids for chores is a personal ...

ORLANDO, Fla – Chores. Nobody likes them, young or old! According to a survey, only around 28% of parents report making their children regularly do chores, compared to 82% of parents who did chores as ...

Finance and parenting experts tell Lisa Salmon pocket money can help kids learn the value of money, but it’s not the right ...

As we venture into 2025, we may be thinking about ways to improve our lives in the new year. New year’s resolutions are easy to make, but also easy to break. But what if there were ways to improve the ...

A week or so ago I offered my son $2 to shovel the front steps. (We have a lot of them.) It was late afternoon and I was staring down another hour of work, walking the dog and making dinner. Not only ...

Whether it’s cleaning, doing laundry or grocery shopping, most of us can agree that chores are just a part of life as an adult. But, what about when it comes to kids? Should they have chores? And if ...

Giving children household chores to do is not only good for busy parents, it’s also a boost to kids’ social and academic ...

As families prepare for a new school year, child development expert Kendra Morgan is encouraging parents to teach the difference between everyday expectations and chores—and how that distinction can ...