Get Better
As kids age they actually do get better at following rules. Pick up after yourself Make your bed Laundry in the hamper Clear your plate Help around the house Make their own breakfast, or lunch and assist with family dinner Read More …
Tag: chores
What Came First
An age old question…what came first? There are other, far more relevant ways to end that question today than “the chicken or the egg” such as… The angst or the teenager? The peer pressure or the conformity? The stress or Read More …
Wasted The Day
It’s a shame when you’ve wasted the day and not gotten anything productive done. Ironic that we think that, huh? What does productive really mean anyway. Certainly not… Frittering around, reading, opening a week’s worth of mail, paying some bills, Read More …
Able Enough
All your adult life, as parents, you wait for the day when your kids are able enough to do chores. You start out small. Put away your toys. Put your laundry in the hamper. Clear your plate. Bring in the Read More …
One More Thing
Just when you think that you have done everything…every thing on your list…there is just one more thing to do. Laundry Make lunch Make breakfast – or coffee – or both Go Shopping Read e-mail Take notes Pay your bills Read More …
No Plans
There is nothing better than having no plans, and then realizing that you can do anything. Literally anything. Or, nothing, but probably something. Laundry. Read a book. Go out for dinner. Watch Netflix. Goto the pool. Grocery shopping. Out for Read More …
Inside Out
When everything is inside out… Take a breath. Refocus. Take a nap. Go for a walk. Call in reinforcements. Or, just ask your kids to remember that if it is inside out, they will have to do their own laundry. Read More …
But, I Don’t Want To
How many times have you said this or heard this phrase: “but I don’t want to…” eat my vegetables do my homework get up in the morning go to bed early put on clothes (I’ll wear my pajamas instead) do Read More …
Everything Has a Place
We all know that everything has a place…wher it belongs: At home In my dad’s work truck In a retail store (merchandising plans abound) In a professional kitchen How come, if everything has a place, every Saturday morning, nothing is Read More …
Make a List
What do you need to do? Make a list. Who/what do you want to choose, make a pro-con list. This practice works for many people. When they are done, they feel accomplished what they said – or wanted – to Read More …