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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Teach Good Work Ethic Early

If you want to instill a good work ethic in your kids, start early, says an article posted on a Portland, Maine news site. When your children are as young as three, you can give them simple things to do like putting away their toys. Starting early and easy will go a long way in teaching your children the importance of helping around the house.

"You cannot start at the teen years. Helping children into self-sufficiency begins in infancy, and you gradually build up from there," says Bob Lancer, a teen motivation expert.

For those who wonder how their children will handle household chores in their teenage years, experts agree that you'll have fewer problems if you lay the foundation while they're still very young.

Read the full article online.

posted by ByParents-forParents at 9:50 AM

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