How To Get Your Kid To Do Chores Well

Every good Stay At Home Mom (SAHM) has turned her children into a little army of experts when it comes to chores, right?

Maybe the working moms have the monopoly on kids who actually get the job done well, because this SAHM hasn't always been successful. There are days when we still fall short, and I am not embarrassed to walk you through my beautiful mess in hopes that I am not alone.

If you just can't get a chore system together or you find yourself nagging about the same things every day, I share three problem areas in this video you may want to look at. I know that when I am consistent with addressing these three things we do much better with chores.

The trick is not slipping into our old habits and staying consistent, but I'll save that for another video.

Comments

Please leave that baby's hair alone!

I'll never forget the first time I saw Mocha Girl One (HmG) . She was an emergency c-section, and had to spend several days in NICU. She was born four days past her estimated due date and looked huge in her incubator. I imagined her to be especially delicate and feminine. I couldn't wait to frill her up, and more importantly to do her hair ! The only reason she wasn't sporting a barrette the day we took her home from the hospital, was because the one I brought to match her lacey outfit, slid right out. Mocha Girl One's baby hair was silky straight and fine. As the weeks rolled by, it became wavier until she had a lovely curly fro. I washed it all the time . I brushed it several times a day . I tried snap clips, and moved to velcro barrets when the clips slid out. I bought a different head band for every outfit. Meanwhile her curls continued to wind tighter and tighter. I kept everything in a pretty box, dubbed the hair bin . I was really frustrated at not b...

Cherish My Daughter

Search This Blog