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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teach your kids to help in all areas of the house [b]if they are old enough[/b]. As I get older, I'm glad I taught my son how to do everything. I'm a single parent and a teacher. He started doing his laundry when he was 8 which helped a lot. I also never really made dinner from scratch. It was easy crockpot recipes or heating stuff up like frozen lasagna, making spaghetti, breakfast for dinner, etc. Dinner on Friday night was whatever we had. Soup and sandwiches or waffles. I never had any money for cleaning or anything else so my house is never clean all at once. Oh well. [/quote]

Yes, and remember that (A) they are old enough sooner than you might think and (B) substandard help is still help. There are things kids tend to like to do, such as swiffering, and not only will that help with one of the chores, it will keep them busy while you do something harder. Similarly, they can do one step of a large chore (putting clean silverware in the right spot, making sure clothes aren't bunched up before they go in the washer) even if they're too young for the whole task.[/quote]

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