This is Ellen Levine with Good Advice From Good Housekeeping. When it comes to domestic skills, most kids get a failing grade.
Parents are more intent on teaching kids other things.
Instead of making them clean their rooms Saturday morning, we take them to soccer games. And it's often easier doing the chores ourselves. But simple tasks like sweeping the floor can build a young child's pride. Preparing Sunday dinner can give a teen confidence. Of course, the key is starting early.