Thursday, May 31, 2007

Cheerful Chores

Have you noticed how your precious little one loves to help?

Helping you sweep, set the table, sort the washing or weed the garden. Following your actions like a little shadow.

Allowing them to help, and encouraging their progress is time consuming (and truely not very helpful!) for the first 10, 000 times.

We had a set chores time every afternoon in which everyone was busy. The youngest one always loved to join in. Keeping this time positive and fun meant that this early willingness extended into cheerful chores time throughout the school years.

Teen Tip: Having teens who keep their rooms tidy, do chores each day and ENJOY their cooking night each week can be a reality, not just a wish!