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Age Appropriate Chores and Responsibilities for Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 17, 2020 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

What is an appropriate age to expect children to do different chores? When can you expect them to be responsible for their own stuff? We’ve been talking about emotional labor and mental load this month, when mom carries the mental and physical burden for running...

How to End the Chore Wars with Your Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 23, 2018 | Family, Homemaking

What do you do when you want to teach your kids responsibility, but the chore wars just won’t stop? We’ve got a great post from Connected Families today about how to end the Chore Wars for good in your home. I just love their wisdom when it comes to this...

Teach Your Kids to Cook: Raising Responsible Adults

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 18, 2017 | Homemaking

Are you raising kids or raising adults? I’ve been thinking about that question a lot lately as I’ve been talking to my girls. We’re working on a BIG project–It’s called “The Whole Story”, and it’s a course that helps...

Top 10 Reasons Women Feel More Like a Maid Than a Wife and a Mom

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 15, 2014 | Faith, Family, Homemaking

Feeling unappreciated by your husband and kids? Most moms and wives do at some point. And that’s why I wrote To Love, Honor and Vacuum (the book). I wanted to help moms who feel taken for granted rethink how they do family so that instead of feeling...