Me: “Hey, {insert child’s name}, will you help me {set the table/carry the laundry/vacuum the floor}?” Kid, with a dramatic groan: “But that’s not my chore this week!” **Repeat variations of this conv...
The first part of this article applies best to young preschoolers (ages two, three, and four); the questions in the second half will be helpful in parenting older children as well. The scene: a middl...