Getting kids to do chores can feel like pulling teeth, right? You ask them to pick up their toys or put their dirty laundry in the basket, and suddenly, it’s as if they’ve lost all motor skills. But ...

We all have values that are important to us. Then we try to teach them to our kids. Everyone’s list is a little different, but most parents would put responsibility up there with honesty, sharing, and ...

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 ...

Is it time to bring back old school chores for kids? TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones weigh in on the latest topics that are dividing the internet.

Chores: the one parenting topic on which all the experts actually agree. Kids should be doing them. Kids: universal oath that said chores must be avoided at all costs, whined about excessively, ...

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 ...

A mother posted a video on TikTok showing how she bought cleaning supplies as toys for her 2-year-old son in an attempt to ...

In a post on Threads, a millennial man named Carl Randolph shared the intense list of childhood chores he had starting from ...

Getting kids to do their household chores is a challenge that crosses cultures and the solutions appear just as varied. According to the BBC, Spain's parliament is considering a law that would require ...

I began this post as a response to Daniel Lancy's discussion of chores from an anthropological perspective. I don't believe he mentions it, but my reading of the literature suggests that among many ...