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There are five of us (2 adults, 3 children) in a rented house with no dishwasher. The 7yo & 10yo are used to washing dishes on the weekends. They each pack their school bags each day and can even make their own lunches, if somewhat reluctantly. My 3yo likes to help load/unload the washer and clothes dryer and pegs out the smalls on a couple of drying racks while I hang the clothes on the clothesline. My 3 girls earn their pocket money by helping around the house doing age appropriate tasks each week. :o)