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  • Chores: The Secret to Childhood Happiness?

    Chores: The Secret to Childhood Happiness?0

    Over the weekend, New York Times author KJ Dell’Antonia penned an article on children and chores. Such a subject is nothing new and Dell’Antonia acknowledges this. The problem, she notes, is the fact that many parents know how helpful chores are for child well-being, but then avoid giving them. Instead, they make excuses, arguing that

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  • Chores: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Kids’ Character

    Chores: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Kids’ Character0

    Business Insider ran a list of 13 things parents can do to turn their child into a successful adult. The first item on the list was to make a child do chores. Given the fact that only 28 percent of parents require their children to do chores, it seems that we’re destined for a generation

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  • Chores Lead to Happy Children. So Why Do So Few Parents Require Them?

    Chores Lead to Happy Children. So Why Do So Few Parents Require Them?1

    Why do kids really need to do chores? The answer to that question was recently highlighted in an Uncommon Knowledge production with Peter Robinson and U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse. As Sasse implies, kids need chores in order to form the habits and strong work ethic which has been lost as people have moved away from

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  • Chores Build Self-Confidence and Crush Self-Esteem

    Chores Build Self-Confidence and Crush Self-Esteem0

    With mass homeschooling becoming the new norm starting early last year, one might easily assume that parents have by now adjusted to their new roles as teachers and work-from-home employees, in addition to their parenting responsibilities. That may be true for some, but I tend to think those people are in the minority. A piece

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  • Chores are Becoming Tourist Attractions

    Chores are Becoming Tourist Attractions0

    In the title of an article in the The Atlantic yesterday Joe Pinsker asked, “What Do Professional Apple Farmers Think of People Who Pick Apples for Fun?” He found one grumpy farmer in Washington state who had no idea, said “it must be an East Coast or urban thing,” and called the activity “hilarious and

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  • Choreless Generation Doesn’t Want Summer Jobs

    Choreless Generation Doesn’t Want Summer Jobs0

    I got my first summer job around age 11 when my elderly neighbor asked me to weed her garden. As I advanced through middle and high school, that once a month money-making enterprise expanded into bigger and better paying jobs – and more dealings with the general public. While such an experience may seem like

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