Children's lives are full and busy with school and extracurricular activities, but they have to learn to set aside that half hour a day or more for fulfilling their responsibilities to the home. It's part of their basic training and will stand them in good stead when they become adults with their own homes. With younger children especially, it helps to make it like a game. Give them points for helping you clean the house or for putting all the toys away. Keep them busy.
Children can learn to help from a very early age and they'll have a tremendous thrill from it.
Even young children can have a turn at making breakfast or lunch, and the smallest can help set the table. All you need is patience. The best time to start getting your children involved in helping carry the burden of the house is when they're young, even if it may seem easier for you to do everything yourself. The mothers who have patience with their young children who want to help will be the ones who have an easier life when their children grow up. Tell them how wonderful they are for helping Mommy, and give them a big kiss.