My brother and I often have chats about parenting our kids and teaching our students (I am a teacher/therapist and he is a principal). We both agree that there is one word you should try to avoid using when your discipline your kids... I heard it again today. I was in the car, driving to get ice ...
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What you need to know BEFORE you give your kids chores
Whatever you decide to give your children as their first chore around the house, there are some common things you should keep in mind. This is still very new to them, after all, and as such you need to keep things in perspective with both assigning the tasks and overseeing the results. In other ...
Kids will WANT to do their chores first
Today, Kimi (another mom of four) is sharing her tips on how she has managed to have all of her kids EAGERLY helping with chores. Take it away, Kimi... "I know what you're thinking...I can barely get my kids to do their chores at all, let alone fast! But let me tell you, as a mom of four ...
STOP doing that for your kids!
We want to do so much for our kids, but today I want to tell you to STOP doing that for your kids because you are doing more harm than good… honestly! No matter how many children we have: one or ten, we need to know when we are doing too much for them. We need to empower our kids to be ...
Laundry tips for a busy family (with kids)
There are 6 people in our house, so the amount of laundry that we do is... overwhelming at times, to say the least. Here are my 5 favorite laundry tips: 1- Do a load every morning! Every morning, at 7:00, my husband or I will wake up and start a load of laundry. If we don't, we end up ...
Teaching kids to do chores WITHOUT nagging them
I am excited to write this post, sponsored by a company that has a genius product - QuickZip. I want our kids to want to help. That's all there is to it. I want them to do chores WITHOUT nagging them constantly to do them. I don't want to have to keep up with chore charts. I don't want to ...
Should I give my kids an allowance?
Should I give my kids an allowance for chores? I have debated this for a long time. I think that age-appropriate chores are very important and teach kids character and hard work, but should they be rewarded with money? What do you think? My husband grew up with an allowance. I didn't ...
How to teach your kids to do chores without whining and crying
I get numerous messages to my Your Modern Family Facebook page requesting tips on how to teach your kids to do chores without whining and crying. This is definitely a challenging thing to start (once you do it, it won't be so bad, but the first few weeks are hard). I know that it is easier to ...
Board with Chores?
I love to motivate our kids to do chores. I currently use my chore basket as a fun way to have our kids helping with chores, without having to worry about a chore chart. The kids have their age-appropriate chores (you can see that list here). Here are two more ways to make chores fun: 1- ...