Too often, we announce a new regime of household chores in a moment of anger and frustration. Elaborate chore charts are made and ignored after the third day. Family meetings are held which settle nothing more than another layer of dust on the television. This time, resolve to succeed. The place to start is with our own thinking.
Housework is an inevitable part of life.
Just as we prepare our children for their adult lives by sending them to school, so we need to prepare them to manage and maintain a home. A parent who knows this truth in his or her bones has a huge advantage. Calm, determined parents who view household work as just another life skill are inoculated against childish manipulation and evasion. The easiest way to secure your children's assistance with housework is to train them to it from the time they are small. Preschoolers enjoy being with parents, working with parents.