My son (12) helps out a bit with the kids or daycare stuff. Usually odds and ends stuff- putting plates on the table, picking up toys, grabbing blanket or something out of cubby, etc. My daughter (9) just considers the DCKs noisy annoyances in her world and pretty much stays out of the classroom and living room during daycare hours.

Neither kid has "chores" as in a set list of things that needs be done at a certain time, but both are expected to help out around the house. We don't do an allowance, but they both know the more they help out the more likely they are to get a "yes" when they ask for something.

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