It’s time once again for Heather Johnson from Family Volley to
share some of her amazing Parenting Tips as part of her
“Parenting Tips Series” here on The Idea Room. Here’s Heather in
her own words teaching us about teaching our kids to work and
gives us a list of some age appropriate chores to get us
started. Society implies that success is having all you want,
without having to work to get it. It is true, play sounds more
fun. But the idea that work is bad, and play is good is not what
we want to preach in our homes. Work and play are meant to
compliment one another, not be opposites. As parents, we have a
divine obligation to teach our children to work. Raising moral
children means teaching them to work. Getting our kids to work
can be hard and frustrating. It is usually the last thing kids
want to do. But we do them a disservice by “protecting” them
from work and responsibilities. When it comes to teaching your
kids to work, remember… - We need to have a good attitude.
Speaking ill of work, or whining abo