Getting kids to do their household chores is a challenge that crosses cultures and the solutions appear just as varied. According to the BBC, Spain's parliament is considering a law that would require ...

I have often cleaned up after my 11-year-old son rather than wait for him to do it. Though I did ask him to do his chores, I felt it was easier to do it myself. A back injury has forced us both to ...

Children should do chores. Period. Besides the practical benefits of helping their parents, the reality is that children have psychological-developmental needs related to doing chores. It’s healthy ...

It’s good for parents to give their kids chores to do, but should the list of chores change as they get older and go out into the workforce? In this story, one teenage girl is supposed to do the ...

A new study finds that sharing household tasks rather than having partners take on different ones leads to happier couples.

Chores. It’s one of the most common arguments among couples. Who does what, who does more, whose turn it is — the list goes on. It seems simple and basic, but it can cause huge issues in relationships ...

For a long time, I often cleaned up after my son, who just turned 11. It's not that I didn't ask him to tidy up his own toys, make his bed, or bring his dishes to the sink, because I did. I was just ...