Aaaawwwww Kar! That's so spesh!!!

On training a child early....my DD, almost 2 sits on the cupboard in the morning with a teatowel and helps mummy or daddy dry the dishes from the dishwasher!
(plastics only )

And I'll give her pillowcases to 'fold' (term used lightly!!) and then she pops them in the cupboard. She will also help carry her clean clothes to her cupboard, I'll open the door and she will put them in (I've learnt not to tidy it up as I don't want to crush her little spirit!!)

I came from 'we must all clean obsessively land' and DH came from 'you must not lift a finger coz I will do everything for you'.
Thankfully, we've reached a very happy medium - we have a housework day where we clean both bathrooms/loos, vacuum and mop everywhere, do all the washing (weather permitting!!) and get it done in 1 1/2hrs together!! It's actually lots of fun coz our DD will have a go vacuuming and mopping!!
DH is a shift worker and we have our own business but he too finds time for me and DD together and separately!! Plus! Keeps the house tidy with me!!!

I don't understand the comments of, "when the child is older we will get them to...."
- it's easier to train good behaviour early than untrain bad behaviour later to then retrain good behaviour!!!