Comments on: My Super Mom Picture http://herchristianhome.com/my-super-mom-picture/ Christian homemaking articles, resources, tips, recipes Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tosha http://herchristianhome.com/my-super-mom-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Tosha Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:15:53 +0000 http://herchristianhome.com/?p=725#comment-381 I really believe it is important to have the kids help work. I think it makes them feel valuable and important! I really believe it is important to have the kids help work. I think it makes them feel valuable and important!

]]> By: HCH http://herchristianhome.com/my-super-mom-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-107 HCH Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:09:28 +0000 http://herchristianhome.com/?p=725#comment-107 Debbie, Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing what works for you. I totally agree with you. Chore charts do get forgotten or wear off on interest. I do find, too, that asking my boys to help with tasks that I have to do that day works great. If one of them has a lot of homework then another one can help me. One new thing that we started doing is having a "10 minute cleanup" after supper. This is just a time to put things away and clean up a little bit. Sometimes I'll send one of my boys to the car with a plastic sack to gather trash, etc. That way we're covering a lot of area during our 10 min. cleanup. Debbie,

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing what works for you. I totally agree with you. Chore charts do get forgotten or wear off on interest.

I do find, too, that asking my boys to help with tasks that I have to do that day works great. If one of them has a lot of homework then another one can help me.

One new thing that we started doing is having a “10 minute cleanup” after supper. This is just a time to put things away and clean up a little bit. Sometimes I’ll send one of my boys to the car with a plastic sack to gather trash, etc. That way we’re covering a lot of area during our 10 min. cleanup.

]]> By: Debbie http://herchristianhome.com/my-super-mom-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Debbie Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:31:25 +0000 http://herchristianhome.com/?p=725#comment-106 I have tried the chore charts and reward systems, only to forget to use them after a while. What works best for me is to decide what I need done each day and which one of those things I want help with. I usually assign one chore each day to each child. Many days it is the same chore (garbage, dishwasher, etc.). This seems to work for us. I have tried the chore charts and reward systems, only to forget to use them after a while. What works best for me is to decide what I need done each day and which one of those things I want help with. I usually assign one chore each day to each child. Many days it is the same chore (garbage, dishwasher, etc.). This seems to work for us.

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