Bruce Feiler on kids doing chores

Bruce Feiler's children didn't want to do chores - then the parents and kids devised a way to transform the work into something "awesome".
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The Secrets of Happy Families author explains how he was having the usual battles over chores with his two children — until the family came up with a few easy fixes so the housework gets done and parents, and kids, are happy. (Tip number one: Don’t call them chores!)

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