And I struggle daily with saying no -- or, in some cases, with making them do chores and save their allowances to buy things on their own.
Often when Tengo was at his desk, studying, his father would interrupt him, ordering the boy to do chores or nagging him about his supposedly offensive behavior.
She gets paid to do janitorial chores or to monitor closed-circuit TV for her neighborhood.
Rich American parents, it seems, try to toughen up their children by making them do household chores.
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Some 18% just said they preferred going out to revising, while 21% said they would rather do household chores than revise.
As incomes rise, people are more willing to pay others to do household chores, such as cleaning, gardening or even walking the dog.
But, actually, plenty of people do get their children to do their chores and help out with such tasks as taking care of younger siblings.
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Used and abused in the office as glorified tea ladies, these college graduates are expected to do menial chores until they marry, have children and quit.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the Disney film is based on the famous section of Fantasia where Mickey Mouse tries to ensorcell a broom to do his chores.
Malia and Sasha may live in the White House these days, but Michelle and I still make sure they finish their schoolwork, do their chores, and walk the dog.
The findings contradict previous research that found men who do more chores are happier and have better work-life balance, and that doing more housework leads to richer sex lives.
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Several years ago, the massive American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention Study found that half of those who struggle with migraines can't do household chores and a third forgo family or social activities.
Growing up on his family's tenant farm in Clyde, Texas, Mr. Estes was so industrious that by the time he was 10 he was paying his brothers and sisters to do his chores.
We did our radio show from our farmhouse and my brothers and sisters would do the chores, milk the cows, come in and have breakfast and then my dad would crank the phone on the wall to let the engineer in Springfield, Missouri know that we were ready to do the show.
We'll do sailing, chores, nightwatches - there's a lot to be done on a big boat like this.
In general, women are still the primary parent, and they still do more household chores, which involves both physical work and a whole lot of mental work remembering appointments, planning meals, getting the paperwork in on time.
Hiding my glove in the bushes, I would pose as an innocent spectator until a right fielder with chores to do forced them to take a chance on a social inferior like me.
These books allow her to select from coupons that offer her a dinner out or her favorite home-cooked meal, an uninterrupted night with the remote control or the ability to have you do any number of household chores.
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And I sure in blazes don't need a man who can't do his equal share of the chores.
He was well liked by his students, and often he asked boys in his class to stay after school, to do homework and help him with chores.
Do sons and daughters take turns doing certain chores so they both learn to be proficient in all household activities?
In couples where both parents are bringing home pay, fathers spend nearly 11 hours more a week on paid work than mothers do, while mothers spend more time on unpaid chores.
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She asks chores of Mr. Welch she knows he can do changing light bulbs, remembering to brush his teeth.
Washington interns do much of the phone-answering and mail-processing chores that await first-time jobholders in offices across the land.
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