The secret to raising successful kids

The Grant Study: Harvard spent 75 years figuring out what makes kids succeed. It wasn’t tutors or toys. It was chores. Simple, repetitive and borings tasks.
When you do everything for your kids, you’re feeding them with a golden spoon. You think you’re helping, but you’re actually taking away their chance to develop.
The kids who listen, pick up the broom, and do the job right without complaining are the ones who become the masters of their own lives.
They don't just consume; they contribute.
5 simple tips for parents
- If they played with it, they clean it. If they ate off it, they wash it. Don't make it a punishment, make it the cost of admission for being part of the family.
- Spend time doing the chore with them the first few times. Show them what doing it the right way looks like. Then, step back and let them struggle a little.
- Don't pay them for basic chores. You don't get a trophy for cleaning your own room in the real world. They should help because they are part of the team.
- A 3 year old can put socks in a basket. A 5 year old can set the table. Don't wait until they are old enough, by then, the habits are already set.
- Instead of saying good job, say you're a great helper. It makes them proud to be someone who contributes rather than someone who just takes.
Success becomes a habit.
These are my cousins.