For that reason alone, parents need to insist on the best they can do even if it means doing a chore over until it is right. Try a Team Approach Housework is everyone's job. Organize with shared housework in mind. A stool in the laundry room means even the shortest family members can help fold clothes. Dishes on the bottom shelves enable a three year old to put away dishes or a four year old to set the table without help.
Some parents make a list for each child.
I like to make just one list of all that needs to be done, give my kids a chance to choose what they're going to do, and then turn them loose. When everything's done, everyone can relax. A friend of mine found a way to give her kids the big picture. They sat down together with a stack of National Geographics from the second hand store and cut out pictures of children all over the world helping their parents in the home. Even though in our society we may not need our children's help quite this much, there's still a lot to be gained from following this pattern.