Chores and allowance

It's a topic that is debated quite frequently around the mom and family blogosphere. Some people are in the camp that doing chores and household tasks is part of being in the family and therefore don't require compensation. Others believe school is a child's "job" and household chores count as extra work. Then there are beliefs all over in between with every type of combination you could imagine.

Get ready to put a chore chart system in place that will teach your kids responsibility, fight entitlement and allow them to get a taste of how the real world works!

Let your kids help lighten your load & help alleviate stress in your life by giving them age-appropriate chores sorted by age!

It's a tough question that I struggled with for a long time. Here are my thoughts on giving kids allowance and how I went about doing it.

I was generally against the conccept of allowance. I wanted my kids to earn money rather than just have it be given to them. Here's why we decided to give our kids allowance that's not tied to chores. Complete with details on when and how much we pay them.

This post is a review of the Homey chore app. I was compensated for this review, but the opinions are all mine. When my kids were little, we used chore charts that hung on the

Age appropriate chores for kids (help with home management). Examples of chore list (by AGE) from 179 real mothers – I just love this! I’ve been wondering what are age appropriate chores for kids and teens (I’ve got a 5, 8, and 10 year old), and came across this article that details how do you get kids to do their chores, plus an actual list of what REAL moms are giving their kids to do. Children chores list, including HOW to choose chores for your own child. #choresforkids #chores…

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Is a chore chart for you? If so, use this free printable no-fuss chore and allowance system to save your family loads of time every week.