Simplify Your Life
简化你的生活

副题：
and free up time to do what you love most
挤出些时间做你最想做的事

5.Encourage Your Kids to Help

鼓励孩子们帮忙

【20】Stephanie Culp is a productivity consultant『咨询者；顾问』in Temecula, Calif., and author of You Can Find More Time for Yourself Every Day. Her golden rule for families: except for babies, no one is exempt from『免除』housework. Three to four-year-olds can fill Rover’s bowl or fetch the baby’s diapers. Five- to seven- year- olds can set tables, make beds, sweep walks. Children eight to 12 can weed, dust, take out the trash. Let kids know in advance『事先；预先』what’s expected of them. Posting a rotating『轮流；轮换』chore list that spells out『详细说明』who does what prevents squabbles『争吵；口角』such as “It’s not my turn to clear the table.”

【20】斯蒂法妮·卡而普是加利福尼亚州Temecula的生产顾问和《每天你能为你找出更多的时间》一书的作者。她关于家庭方面的金玉良言是除了婴儿以外，人人都得做家务。三岁到四岁的孩子能给家人盛饭或取婴儿的尿布。五岁到七岁的孩子能摆桌子、铺床叠被、扫扫人行道。八岁到十二岁的孩子能除草、打扫灰尘和出去倒垃圾。让孩子事先知道他们应做什么，贴一张谁该做什么的家务表，可避免像这样的争吵“不该我收拾桌子” 　

【21】Be prepared to reduce expectations at first—a poorly made bed is a lot better than one left unmade. But if the bed- making is particularly pathetic『乏味的；令人生厌的』, it may be a sabotage maneuver『策略；花招』. Stick to your guns, says Culp. If you give in, your child, having savored『滋味；趣味』the victory of upward delegation『委派；授权』, may use the same tactic『战术；策略；手法』to get out of other chores.

【21】最初不要对孩子期望太高，被子叠得不好也要比不去叠强得多。但如果被子叠得特别糟，也许是故意的。卡而普说，要坚持你的立场，如果你让步的话，你的孩子尝到了抵抗上方授权的甜头，会用同样的方法对付你而不做其它的家务。

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