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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...

The One Skill Everyone Must Have Before They Leave Home

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 18, 2016 | Homemaking, Parenting Teenagers

In two weeks my daughter Katie moves back to Ottawa for her second year at university. She’s been home for the summer, and it’s been lovely to have her here, but it’s time for her to go back. She misses being an adult, I think. And she really is an...

Winning the Chore Battle

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 12, 2010 | Family, Homemaking

Do kids ALWAYS have to sulk when they do chores? I know in most homes cleaning is a major source of conflict–or at least frustration. There’s a never-ending list of things that need to be cleaned, and yet there seems to be a shortage of those who are...