Dear Kerry, I have two very young children (3 ½ and 18 months). My husband and I spend a whole lot of time in the evening after their bedtime, when we’re really tired, or on the weekends, doing household cleaning and chores. It’s impossible to get anything done when they ...
Dear Kerry, My family has really been looking forward to our summer vacation, but I confess that I am kind of dreading it. Our routines are already disrupted when there’s no school and there isn’t much vacation for me. When we go away, I’m still responsible for everything. I don’t ...
Dear Kerry, My 16-year-old has been procrastinating about his chores. Most of the time we manage with a combination of me reminding and him eventually getting around to them. In general I’d like to improve that pattern. But I have a more specific problem right now. I have recently been ...
So anyway…I’ve been away from the blogosphere for a few weeks now. Three weeks ago, we moved houses - from one side of the street to the other. Plus, my parents moved into our old house last week. It’s tough to make time for blogging when there’s so much to ...
Dear Kerry, I would like my preschool-age children to begin to join in household chores, but don't know what are reasonable expectations. They don’t seem to be able to put things away as easily as they take them out. Should household help simply be symbolic at this age, for instance, ...
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