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[quote=Anonymous]Kids age definitely matter here. My kids have done their own laundry since age 8. It takes them time to learn folding, but it’s time well-spent.

We use the weekends to clean—wipe down bathrooms, do laundry, etc. the laundry takes inactive time all day and then we fold in front of a family tv show on the couches and transport upstairs.

You can cook meals in less time than it gets to pickup takeout. Get an air fryer with multiple layers. Walk in door and put salmon on one layer with a rub or whatever and frozen broccoli on the other.  microwave brown rice. 
You’ll need to take out the salmon before the rice. While it’s cooking, get changed, put away lunches, reset backpacks, check for homework.

Get a crockpot and throw in ingredients in the AM and it’s ready when you get home.

Learn to use  frozen meals and add healthy components to balance the sodium.

Batch cook on the weekends. Get the family to pitch in.

Really we do a lot on the weekends to make the week go smoothly (no cleaners here). We are also not anal about perfect cleanliness. Nobody gets an award for clutter free everything. Find a balance.[/quote]

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