household chores

Completing household chores may feel like a never-ending, exhausting, and even thankless task at times. From shopping to washing dishes, it can leave parents with very little time or energy to always fit in time for themselves, be it for self-care or exercise. However, there are some hidden benefits to these jobs, and research shows […]

2 years ago

Wait, what, €200k? A Spanish court ordered a man to pay his ex-wife €200,000 for 25 years of unpaid domestic labour. This was based on what she would have earned on the minimum wage throughout their marriage. The couple had two daughters together and under their marriage agreement, it was specified that whatever each party […]

3 years ago

Do you think that this is too much? A chores by age post has been making the rounds online and some parents are a little aghast at just what is expected of some small children. While most would agree with the first couple of examples for children from ages two to six, it’s the last […]

4 years ago

The other day I was cleaning windows when my 6-year-old decided he wanted to help out. This, of course, then turned into a ‘the entire floor is now soaked and I have to clean it up situation’ which made the whole window cleaning ordeal take at least twice as long as it would have taken […]

5 years ago

Not too long ago, we started the whole pocket money thing in our house. As in – my daughter, who is nine, will get €5 every Saturday – on the condition that she has to help out with chores at home. These include setting and clearing the table, hoover her bedroom, help fold her own […]

7 years ago

It’s the household chore most of us try to avoid like the plague. Taking the bins out is not just gross (there’s potential leakage to worry about, grim smells… errant banana skins *retch*), it’s also a complete fiasco: there’s the old rubbish to transfer to the wheelie bin (in your slippers, natch) the roll of […]

10 years ago