When my brother and I were kids, we handled the cleaning of the house, shoveling the deck and driveway and helped out with the cutting, splitting and stacking of wood. Not to mention the migration of the wood into the basement. At the time, we were convinced it was child labor.

Looking back on it, it is comforting to know that we were taught responsibility and even a little bit about running a home. If you had seen as many houses as most real estate agents have, you’d be horrified at how inept lots of people are with maintaining their homes. But I digress. Let’s get back to child labor, err, I mean, allowing your kids to help out with home improvement projects.

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