My kids' summer schedule includes both fun and chores. We get the boring stuff done first.

The author's kids do chores before their fun summer activities.Courtesy of Bethaney PhillipsBefore the end of the school year, my kids kept talking about sleeping in and video games. I wanted them to know their summer would have a little more structure than that.Their summer schedule includes both fun and chores, and we do chores first. In the weeks before school was out, my two kids, now 9 and 7, started talking about their summers. It was a commentary about sleeping in, watching constant TV, a