In the classic children s story The Little Red Hen, a frustrated mother hen tries her best to enlist help as she goes through the long process of making bread. Each step of the way she asks her friends for their cooperation, and each declines, carefully explaining why they cannot be of service to her. Yet as the story concludes, everyone wants to participate once she takes the bread out of the oven. Every mother has felt like the little red hen.
Should we give young children chores? What are some benefits of getting your children to help you? Does God s Word support helping? These are some of the questions we will be looking at in this study.