{"id":421,"date":"2025-06-01T00:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streamofblue.com\/staging\/6733\/?p=421"},"modified":"2025-06-01T00:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:30:45","slug":"teaching-kids-to-pitch-in-at-home-little-red-hen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamofblue.com\/staging\/6733\/teaching-kids-to-pitch-in-at-home-little-red-hen\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Chicks Who Pitch In: What the Little Red Hen Got Right About Family Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019ve ever read The Little Wise Hen, you probably remember the moral as something about hard work and fairness. The hen asks for help to plant, water, harvest, and bake\u2014but the pig and duck always say \u201cNot I\u201d and fake tummy aches. In the end, the hen makes the bread alone and eats it with her chicks, leaving the pig and duck empty-handed.<\/p>\n

This has become one of my kids’ favorite short movies on the Disney app and so I’ve seen it countless times. To me, it’s been interesting to rewatch things like The Little Wise Hen, and think, ‘wow, I’ve got some things in common with this hen’. Yes – really. Hear me out.<\/p>\n

The Little Red Hen wasn\u2019t angry. She wasn\u2019t bitter. She just looked around, realized what needed to be done, and did it\u2014with her chicks by her side. She didn\u2019t pause to complain that no one else offered to help. She didn\u2019t wait for the \u201cperfect\u201d support system. She invited her children into the process\u2014and together, they got it done.<\/p>\n

In our home, we try to take the same approach. We\u2019ve learned that when everyone pitches in\u2014especially our children\u2014life runs more smoothly, our kids feel empowered, and our family feels stronger as a team.<\/p>\n

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