Chores
August 30th, 2010 at 01:50pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
The beginning of the school year is a great time to set up an allowance plan for your kids. This is not payment for chores, rather, teaching them how to manage their money.
1. Each child is allotted 3-5 envelopes (depending on the age and stage and needs of the child)
2. Each envelope is labeled with [...]
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Tags: allowance, Chores, consistent parenting, Family, kids behaviors, kids chores, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, susan epstein
By Susan Epstein
August 16th, 2010 at 06:54pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
Rewards often don’t work for getting kids to chip in around the house. Let me ask you, do you really blame your kids for not wanting to take out the trash, set the table, sweep the floor or clean up their rooms? Do you want to do it? Does paying them work in the long [...]
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Tags: calm parenting, Chores, communication, family rituals, parenting, parenting powers
By Susan Epstein
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:50am
Under Children+ Teens/Tweens
Dear Mom and Dad,
Why are you always yelling at me? “Do this, pick up that, put this away, do your homework, get off the computer, set the table, brush your teeth!” It really drives me crazy, that you never just let me be. You ask me why I don’t listen to you. Well, everything you say sounds the [...]
Continue Reading Dear Mom/Dad, Why are you always yelling at me?
Tags: Chores, kids chores, parenting, parenting advice, teens, yelling
By Susan Epstein
December 4th, 2008 at 08:10pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Is your family’s laundry an albatross around your neck? When and if you venture into your kids’ rooms, do you see a sea of clothing, wet moldy towels, science experiments growing on and around your beautiful set of kitchen dishes? Is it so horrifying that you would rather watch a the latest Stephen King film, [...]
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Tags: Children, childrens behavior, Chores, kids chores, Laundry, to do lists
By Susan Epstein
