With the lockdown extended, and a long summer ahead of us, city parents are finding new and innovative ways to wean kids into helping with chores. "Most often, both parents are overworked — work from home without the aid of domestic help can get taxing. The trick is to make kids involved in your day-to-day chores, and to do it smartly to cause minimum fuss. Getting them involved in household work also helps them learn skills that are important for survival," says entrepreneur Priya Pangaonkar, mother to a three-year-old son.

Here's how parents are easing their kids into the importance of doing household chores.