chores

I try to have the kids do chores every weekday morning.  Sometimes I succeed and sometimes not.  The thing about young kids and chores is that often, it's not all that helpful.  It's easier and quicker to these things myself.  And I'm often tempted to do just that.  But by having the kids do daily chores, I'm training them to be disciplined, to think of others and serve, and to have important life skills.  And eventually, they will be able to take some of the household workload, which is something I think is part of being a family and a team, accomplishing our goals together. So while it's more work now, I'm trying to remember the pay-off.  And actually, I really think soon Z will be able to do laundry on her own, and many other chores.  But I'm thinking that within a couple of years Z will be washing and drying, and maybe L will be folding and putting away with just a little supervision.  And just maybe S won't be messing up all the piles! That will be wonderful.