Chores

Should You Pay Your Kids for Doing Chores?

It seems to be an ongoing conversation among moms as to whether or not we should pay our kids for doing their chores. I’ve struggled with that a time or two as my kids have gotten older and realized some of their friends make money for helping around the house! ;) I’m often tweaking my […] Read more…

3 ways to teach your kids to take joy in their work

3 Ways to Teach Your Kids to Take Joy in Their Work

This is a post in the series “Chores and Your Kids”. If you’d like to have all the posts in this series delivered to your email inbox, just enter your name and address after clicking on this secure link! Be sure to confirm your subscription. Thanks for joining me for the Chores and Your Kids series! […] Read more…

Chores and kids, a brand new series that will help you reboot chore time by giving you fresh ideas for getting your kids to help at home without unrealistic expectations or (too much) complaining!

Chores and Kids – A New Series!

When it comes to kids and chores, there are typically two schools of thought. One is that we should “let kids be kids” and not make them help us because it will ruin their childhood. Another is that we should teach our kids responsibility and nurture their character as they grow up in our home and […] Read more…

Why your kids don't want to do chores

3 Reasons Your Kids Don’t Want to Do Chores

Barely were the words “go put away your clothes” out of my mouth than I heard a huge sigh from my 7 year old daughter. She slumped her shoulders and stomped off, not at all eager to listen to my request. Seems silly, right? And yet thousands of children like mine–and maybe yours too!–don’t ever seem […] Read more…