Why parents should make the effort to involve children in household tasks, and how this effort can pay off both short-term and in adulthood is detailed in this easy-to-read guide. Based on research that documents how doing chores makes kids more responsible and more successful in many ways as they grow up, Children and Chores spells out:

• What children can be expected to do at different ages
• How to introduce chores
• How to increase your expectations as children mature
• What to do when children resist taking on chores