My name is Lisa and I reside in the greater Toronto area.

I have three children ranging in ages from three to eighteen years. 2 daughters and a baby boy!

I love to travel , read, and spend time with my kids, family and close friends.

My passion is ...

my children

I know too much about ...

everything

My parents always told me ...

what goes around comes around

My childhood ambition ...

to be a lawyer or a teahcer

My favorite memory ...

is of going to jamaica

Why I write ...

to educate others

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

nothing at the moment

My first job ...

was at a fast food restaraunt

My best moment ...

was having my children

My inspiration ...

my mother

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Getting your kids to do their chores

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Do we as adults get paid for doing the dishes? How about taking the garbage out? ok, for making our bed every morning? How about cooking 2-5 meals a day?

In my humble opinion, children should be taught that doing things around the home that they live in is part of living in the home. It is part of making our home a comfortable place to be at the end of the day. In order to be happy and live comfortably, we all have to pitch in with the chores each day. That is part of being a family. That is not a job!

Parents should only pay your kids to do odd jobs around the house and yard that y...

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