With most mothers and fathers working outside the home, families are trying new ways to handle chores. Sharing household tasks allows everyone to spend more time with each other.
Children can handle many simple chores at a young age.
When you wait until children are older to start giving them household duties, your children may view them as punishment instead of part of their responsibility. Chores teach children responsibility as well as organization, discipline, time management and life skills that will help them later in life. In addition, having responsibility for a job and doing it well is one of the best ways for your child to learn self-confidence. Families have different ways of organizing housework, but one of the most effective is the chore chart. Most chore charts divide jobs between family members and list daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities.