1. Helping at home teaches children important life skills (such as doing laundry, cooking and cleaning).
2. Children who pitch in around the house become better team players, co-workers, and eventually life partners. (Thank goodness my husband grew up doing chores as he now shares the housework with me.)
3. Kids actually love to help out, as it empowers them and bolsters their self-esteem. They take pride in feeling needed and important within the family.
4. Enabling kids to do things for themselves (such as pack their own knapsack for school) fosters personal responsibility and independence.
5. When your children help out, it reduces Mommy’s work load of tedious tasks, and frees up more time for families to do the fun stuff!