·       Give your kids the gift of feeling good about themselves.  Teach them how to do chores.  In their book Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Jim Fay and Charles Fay, PhD simplify it into one equation:  “Struggle + Encouragement from others + Accomplishments = Healthy self-concept.”  Start asking your children to help as soon as they can walk.  At that age, they can dust, practice folding washrags, or rinse a cup.  Don’t worry about quality.  Encourage them.  Say thank you and please.  Give hugs and kisses.  Let them watch you do odd jobs.  Do whatever you can to equate chores with feeling good.  If you put the joy back into chores, not only will you encourage your child to do chores, but you might discover you have more fun, too.

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