Our kids don't get an allowance for chores. Surprisingly, they've never pushed back on it.

The author's kids (not pictured) do chores without getting an allowance.

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• I used to try to take care of everything in my household, but eventually, something had to give.
• We started asking our three kids — ages 14, 11, and 5 — to start pitching in with chores.
• We don't pay them an allowance for helping out. They're learning it's just part of being a family.

In our house, we don't pay our kids to do chores. There's no allowance tied...