With four children, if we want to have a tidy and clean house, we have to keep some sort of a house cleaning schedule. This cleaning schedule isn't terribly elaborate but is more of a simple cleaning calendar to keep our family of six on task. Read More
Age Appropriate Chores for Young Children through Teenagers
Age-appropriate chores for young children (and older children) are so important - with or without a chore chart! They help raise children that work hard and are not spoiled. As Lythcott-Haims said: "By making them do chores -- taking out the Read More
STOP doing that for your kids!
STOP DOING THAT FOR YOUR KIDS: I wrote this a few years ago, but I was reading it today and wanted to share it again. It is always a good reminder. ENJOY... We want to do so much for our kids, but today I want to tell you to STOP doing that Read More
The one word you should try to avoid when you discipline your kids
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
