All in a Day's Work

My philosophy as a mother: teach your kids to work at a young age.  Like from the day they turn 3 months old.  If you wait too long, they'll be able to remember their life before work, and you'll have a good deal of complaining on your hands.  It is much better to start early and avoid those types of problems. 

Kate already has a list of daily chores, which she completes thoroughly, often more than once a day.

Chore #1: Unplug the outlet protectors as soon as Mommy puts them in.

Kate fulfills this duty very diligently, up to 19 times a day.

Chore #2: Disorganize the closet.

Chore #3: Clean out all of the DVDs from the entertainment center.

Side note: Kate has a rather large crush on Matthew Mcconaughey, she really likes to look at the cover of The Wedding Planner :)

The moral of the story is, if you want your kids to learn how to work, you've really got to get them going at a young age.  I recommend one chore a day when they are 3 months, two chores a day when they are 6 months, and 3 chores a day by the age of 9 months.  Kate is a perfect example of how well my method works!  Does she do her chores?  Everyday!  Does she complain? Never - she does them happily and willingly.  In fact, she often turns and grins at me as she goes about her work.  Will this cheerful work attitude continue when she gets older?  Yeah, right. :)