"My Turn"

I heard a woman once say that she preferred to do things herself rather than try to include her children, because she could do it so much faster. Totally not my philosophy. I like that my children are interested in helping and I don't mind taking the time to teach them. I easily worked on other kitchen clean up while my daughter took her turn with the broom. I think positive experiences makes cleaning enjoyable and makes good helpers out of them later. My four-year old, for example, helped me wash the kitchen and bathroom walls last week and was, not just going through the motions, but actually very helpful.