Dr. Erica Lee, a psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital, shares advice for parents about having kids pitch in around the ...

Rather than taking this approach, many of today’s parents would rather “ gentle parent ” their offspring, which is a ...

A psychologist says chores help teach kids responsibility and time management Age-appropriate tasks like cleaning up or mowing the lawn can build life skills Paying kids for chores is a personal ...

A mother educates her son about chores that he can and cannot do based on his age leaving him utterly confused.

Chores and allowances have long been a way of life for many families with children. For some, chores were something you did while growing up because they were part of everyday family life. For others, ...

Andrew Adesman, a developmental pediatrician at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University, has a confession to make. Although he has published two scientific studies of the ability of ...

Whether it’s cleaning, doing laundry or grocery shopping, most of us can agree that chores are just a part of life as an adult. But, what about when it comes to kids? Should they have chores? And if ...

Housework seems simple, but for many parents it’s fraught with emotion. It’s easy to slide into thinking that when our children don’t pick up, it means they don’t love us or they don’t respect us. We ...