It's true: Chores are good for kids. "Helping with chores contributes to a child's self-esteem," says Kelley Yost Abrams, Ph.D. in developmental psychology and a member of the BabyCenter Medical ...

Yet practically all parents expect their kids to help out around the house to a certain degree. It can make sense to do bigger chores together and to put money into the family savings jar for it. If ...

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Make a Chores Chart "Create a list of every job it takes to keep a family going," Fay says. Have kids pick out the chores they'd most like to do. Then create a chart.