Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Chores

All kids need chores. Chores are important for both the child and the parent. It give the child some reinforcement with time management, prioritization, task completion, and a sense of accomplishment. For parents, it helps us get stuff done. It helps show us what the kids can actually do. They can surprise you with what they can accomplish independently. We have the boys documenting their chores daily on a calendar in the kitchen. Then we tally up on each Sunday to see what they have earned. So each Sunday, you have that family bonding time too. It seems to be working well so far. The boys get that sibling rivalry going and try to out do each other. That's good for production. More gets done.

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