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.
Problem is, these little ones' efforts don't yet have the power to be of great help. Even when you match the chore to the child, the early years require some extra work from you. You have two tasks during these years. An investment in your child's learning now will reap abundant fruit in just a few years. Neglect this job, and you're walking into a lion's den once little ones are little no longer.