This is what we, as parents, expect from our children when we ask them to move without adequate preparation or without acknowledgement of the difficulty for the child. The shock value to a child's system is tremendous. Back to the reprints page. Children complain about siblings who don't do their fair share of the work. Parents complain about children who don't want to help and expect Mom and Dad to do it all.
Tempers fray, voices raise and household disorder reigns supreme.
Few people, adults and kids alike, actually enjoy doing chores, but they're a necessity we can't avoid. What can make things easier, is doing a chore you like instead of the one you dread. Try using the chore game as a way to make what has to be done a little easier. Back to the reprints page. It's not an easy one to answer.