Editor’s note: “5 spot” is a weekly feature that focuses on quick tips, ideas, activities and more – all in bunches of five. FARGO – After injuring my back late this past spring, I quickly learned the ...

We usually call them chores. But in the broader perspective, they’re a sensible way to share the load of a household among all its members. Call it skin in the game for kids. Call it helping everyone ...

With just a pen and paper, Whitby, Ont., mom Jody Swain found a way to turn chores into an incentivizing game, in hopes of encouraging her kids to help out more around the house — without the motherly ...

Whether you're eyeing up plates left on top of the dishwasher rather than inside it, glowering at piles of clean washing now in a heap on the floor rather than put away properly or wondering why you ...

A new South African app called ChoreQuest presents household tasks as structured challenges, using game-style mechanics to encourage children’s participation in chores and rewards. ChoreQuest was ...