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Cleaning House by Kay Wills Wyma — WisdomDeck honest review
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Cleaning House

by Kay Wills Wyma

A mother's year-long experiment giving her five kids real chores and responsibilities, one skill a month, to cure entitlement. Warm and practical.

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  1. One skill a month.
  2. Expect competence.
  3. Let them do it badly first.

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Wyma's experiment.

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