The Detroit News. Friedman says she frequently asks children in her practice to tell her a story about a photograph of a family in a kitchen. Parents get frustrated when they have teens who won't do anything, but parents have to start children doing chores early in life, when they want to help. Meals don't magically land on the table.
Kids have to participate in making that happen.
It's when they're expected to work alone that the job doesn't get done. Then it doesn't seem like a chore. It's just something we all do together each night. You look around as a mother and realize that you're doing everything for everybody, and that's not right. They were old enough to start being helpful around the house.