Household chores are more than inconvenient necessities or things to “make” your children do: They can function as building blocks for a young person’s development. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Ever catch yourself doing something for your kids just to keep the peace or make life easier? Many parents have been there, ...

Parents are much less likely to intervene when their young children are getting dressed or performing other simple chores if those tasks are framed as learning opportunities, according to a new study ...

Setting the table before meals is another simple chore that can teach children responsibility. This task involves planning ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — This is National ...

Some were associated with allowance, others were simply mandatory. For many kids, they were often an intrusion on other more important things we could have been doing. As a parent, I’m sure you’ve ...

Getting children to do chores is difficult no matter how many kids you have unless you are raising them in an Indigenous community in Mexico where kids as young as 1 assist at home and by ages 6 to 8 ...

Child development experts recommend practicing these 10 skills in order to raise independent, self-confident tweens.

Dear Annie: I’m 74 years of age, and I rent a room from a lady who has a 15-year-old son. I pay $600 a month for rent. I pay her $350 in cash, and I work off the other $250 by cleaning and cooking. I ...

Dear Annie: I’m 74 years of age, and I rent a room from a lady who has a 15-year-old son. I pay $600 a month for rent. I pay her $350 in cash, and I work off the other $250 by cleaning and cooking. I ...