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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s sad that people here don’t recognize the benefits of chores. There have been many studies done that show how good they are for kids. Here is just one:

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/the_benefits_of_kids_doing_chores

The book “how to be a happier parent” has an awesome chapter on chores, if anybody is looking to learn the benefits of chores and see how to implement them. It’s great because the author uses solid studies to back up the premise and has a lot of anecdotes about implementing them and kids benefiting from them. [/quote]

I give my DD chores for all of these exact reasons.  But I don't actually "need" (OP's words) her to do them in order to keep my household running.  Because my DH is actually a partner, neither of us is so overwhelmed as to need the manual labor of our young children to keep up.  Clearly OP has more on her plate than I do, but it sure does seem that what she is asking of her DD has tipped from unequal (OK) to unfair (not OK).  DH needs to step up immediately and OP needs to carve out some one-on-one time with DD everyday -- the idea of a daily walk offered up-thread was nice.  Then some therapy as well.  [/quote]

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