I was at my neighbor's house to give them their Christmas gift today, and their 15-year old daughter was complaining because her mother asked her to clean the dishes in the sink. She always complains whenver asked to do a chore, such as "Why do I have to do this?" or "Can't Amy do it this...
When my kids were young, chore charts helped them to keep track of what was expected of them each day and weekly.* I found that by raising them on the concept of everyone having chores, rather than the notion that they were “helping me out”, they felt pride in being an important part of the...