Joanna Fortune: Should I pay my kids to help out at home?

Joanna Fortune: There should always be some chores children must do without being paid for them

Joanna Fortune

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Should you pay children to do household chores? My children hate doing the smallest job and I have to ask them over and over to do something as simple as emptying the dishwasher. I want them to take some responsibility for keeping the house clean and tidy, but I wonder if it would be easier to pay them for each job. I'm tired of the nagging.