Getting started

Why won't they just start?

The bit everyone calls laziness and almost nobody calls what it is. Why a big job reads as no job at all, and what to do instead of asking again.

Need the list rather than the explanation? Break common messes down by room.

• How to get your kids to do chores (and help around the house)

  Shrink the job, tie it to something that already happens, and notice the doing straight away. An evidence-checked guide for parents, with chores by age.

• “Tidy your room” is not a task

  It is a category. Why a big instruction reads as no instruction, and how to break twelve common messes into steps a child can actually start.