Joanna Fortune: My eldest son resists helping around the house

"I am curious how you have set up your expectations for your children. Are there set chores each is responsible for each day and week?"

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My two children could not be more different. The oldest is 17, and almost any time we ask him to help around the house, he complains and finds an excuse not to do it. 

The second is 14 and seems to go out of his way to be helpful. I’m more inclined to ask him to help me, knowing he’ll probably say yes.