Take Advantage of National No Housework Day on April 7

By Lucille Lannigan | April 3, 2024 | Blog
Mark your calendars, but clear your to-do list — April 7 is National No Housework Day. Historically housework has been seen as a task primarily done by women. Wives and mothers stereotypically are the homemakers who do the cleaning, cooking and organizing while the husband works hard to provide. In the 1980s, April 7 became

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How Chores Prepare Children for a Great Future

By Tracy Wright | December 28, 2021 | Early Years
“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”  Abigail Van Buren, better known as renowned advice columnist Dear Abby, penned those words in one of her legendary columns. Popular Science reports that it is the primary responsibility of parents to make sure their children can survive

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