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Well, ok, we probably do – but getting the help we need may not be pleasant. Few things create battle lines between youngsters and parents more quickly than this particular topic, which I’ll get to shortly.
First, welcome to the new weekly format! I’m a blogging newbie, but I’ve written for this site for over a year, so this blog is really a change in venue rather than a change in content. There will still be new topics and new assignments each week, but now columns will be easier to find, and archives easier to browse. My articles from 2008 through May, 2009 can be found here.
So back to the chore, I mean task, at hand. Getting most children to do chores, at any age, is a challenge. When kids are little, parents have to do everything – this works well for the child, who would prefer that this arrangement never end. Around the age of 2 or 3, however, a child is old enough to start...
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