Expectations

I was 4 years old the first time I did the dishes; Started cooking, vacuuming, doing laundry, dusting and mowing the lawn by the time I was 5 years old; I knew how to read, write, add and subtract by the time I started kindergarten; I am not uncommon because that's what people did. Our "elders" expected participation from children and we weren't rewarded for our failures; The more you expect from your children the more they expect from themselves. Don't reward their failures so they'll TRY harder next time! Show them what they are capable of