Ask Amy: Readers share tips on getting teens to do chores around the house
(WorldNews Entertainment)

Today 3:04 AM Amy Dickinson writes the syndicated advice column Ask Amy. By Amy Dickinson Dear Readers: I recently published a question from a woman who signed her letter: “Exasperated Mom.” This mom presented an honest and evergreen problem: How to get her three teenagers to help out more at home. I need to add to my advice to this parent – that the way to get teenagers to help at home is to bring them onto the family team when they are toddlers. Young children love to help, and when children work alongside their parents, they are learning important life skills. The reason I didn`t offer this observation to Exasperated was because – for her and her husband – that ship had already sailed. I...