EP 57: How Our Family Handles Children's Chores

LOVING LIFE AT HOME - Christian Marriage, Biblical Parenting, Creative Homemaking, Purposeful Living

This week on the Loving Life at Home Podcast, we’re talking all about children’s chores. I’ve been fielding a lot of questions on this topic lately, and I realize I haven’t shared much about how we handle chores at our house, so today is the day! I hope you'll listen in.

Show Notes

VERSES CITED:

- Proverbs 14:4 - "Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox."

- Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

- Philippians 2:14 - "Do everything without complaining or arguing..."

RELATED LINKS:

- Episode 53 (Microsystems for Organizing Your Home)

- Bedroom Inspection Checklist (let kids know what you mean when you say "clean your room")

- Age Appropriate Chores for Children (free printable list available in multiple languages)

- Teaching Kids to Do Chores Cheerfully (several ideas that have helped our kids over the years)

- Why the Controversy over Children's Chores? (readers weigh in on both sides of the debate)

- Should We Pay our Kids for Doing Chores (and if so, how much?)

- Super Easy Peanut Butter Cookies (only 3 ingredients--4 if you add chocolate chips)

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