Episode 056: Practical Strategies for Ending the Chore War
How to Raise Grownups
English - May 05, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Education Self-Improvement families family childrearing children fatherhood motherhood parenting raisingchildren Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Julie Lythcott-Haimes, former freshman dean at Standford University, noted in a 2016 TED talk that "professional success in life, which is what we want for our kids...comes from having done chores as a kid."
But, man alive, it is not easy to get kids involved in household work! It is one million times easier for parents to do the work themselves, especially when the kids are young and inexperienced.
If you, like me, sometimes struggle to get your kids involved in chores, you are in the right place. This short and power-packed episode dives into the why, what, and how of chores. It also provides simple and practical suggestions for how to handle pushback or failure to follow through on tasks.
Weekly Challenge:
Teach your child one new skill and make it their chore for this month or this week.
To make it easier, download a free guide that will help you determine what skills you can reasonably teach at what ages.
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