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 ...

There is a great debate among parents and grandparents about whether or not kids should get paid for doing chores. Some say doing chores is part of what kids must do as contributing members of the ...

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 ...

The benefits of getting kids involved with chores One 75-year study from Harvard found that children who are encouraged to do chores around the house are more likely to be happier as adults, have more ...

Of the various hopes and dreams parents have for their children, one that tops the list is the wish for their kids to be successful. Success can be defined in different ways — some people focus on ...

I used to try to take care of everything in my household, but eventually, something had to give. We started asking our three kids — ages 14, 11, and 5 — to start pitching in with chores. We don't pay ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Oh - Should kids get their allowance if they don’t do their chores? Reader question: My teenage children get bi-weekly allowances. This was set based on them helping out around the house, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Muska joins her sister Sabaheta, 7 AM Friday morning with the daily chore of milking the family cow, Buffy. This is the first ...

In our house, we don't pay our kids to do chores. There's no allowance tied to emptying the trash and no reward system for sweeping the floor. At first glance, that might sound rigid — maybe even ...