These are eight things professional house cleaners wish their clients knew to maximize the experience, bolster relationships, and have everyone feeling comfortable and appreciated.

Some advice for anyone hosting well-meaning yet obliviously unhelpful visitors this summer.

For example, commuting to work, playing sports, music lessons and recurring household tasks. Prompt: "Create a weekly chore chart for a family of four, with kids aged 6 and 3.

For example, commuting to work, playing sports, music lessons and recurring household tasks. Prompt: "Create a weekly chore chart for a family of four, with kids aged 6 and 3.

If you live with family members or roommates, hide notes or miniatures all over your home for each other to find. Several ...

Our 3 kids do household chores and we don't pay them allowance for it. This system is teaching them about responsibility and pulling their weight.

My partner and I used to bicker over household chores. Now, we split them by zodiac sign, and our house is cleaner and happier.

My husband and I joke that I'm the CEO and he's the COO of our household. I take care of big-picture tasks and he handles the day-to-day chores.

Survey Confirms What We Knew All Along — This Is The Household Chore Americans Dislike The Most It shouldn't come as a surprise to most. Megan Quinn; Written on May 10, 2025.

An Australian woman, Bree Steele, discusses household culture in India. She observes that many Indian families employ domestic workers for chores. Steele contrasts this with the West, where people ...