Children need chores: washing dishes, washing windows, sweeping the deck, dusting the house, vacuuming, keeping their room clean. My Army son trained his four kids, and each of them had assigned things. After a while, they went right to their chores. Their family is most stable and happy. When my boys were young, we had a small so-called ranch with two horses, one cow, and many goats. Those two boys loved working with hay, putting out corn, and helping milk—some for milk to sell. Two years in a private school put them ahead, and that’s where they stayed when we let them go to public school to play sports. Both are college grads and work from home. One son flew Apache helicopters in the Army. He now flies fixed-wing aircraft and can rent a plane whenever he has time. The other son skis with his four kids. They go often …