How to Motivate Children to Clean Up After Themselves
The fix for constant kid clutter isn’t a chore chart—it’s 5 cents. Here’s how a tiny per-item charge (and a trip to Coldstone for me) taught my kids to clean …
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Don’t Be Your Child’s Scapegoat
Don’t Be Your Child’s Scapegoat. Tips to help your child learn to be responsible for self and stop blaming mom for mistakes. Hey mamas. I know. I know you want …
How to Raise Independent and Responsible Children
I have such a passion for helping children to be independent and personally responsible. I know that personally for me a huge part of my success as a person in …
Should You Bail Your Child Out?
“Hi Mom,” came the timid voice on the other end of the line. “Hi sweetie, what’s up?” I responded. I knew what was up. She had forgotten something at …
Getting Kids to Clean Their Own Messes
Get the tips for teaching your kids to clean up after themselves. They can clean up their own messes. Here is how you do that. There is no magic formula …
In Efforts To Help, We Might Actually Hurt Our Kids
While we really want to protect our kids in every way, we have to start to relinquish control and let them make decisions. Ah parenthood. We start out with this …
Importance of Teaching Kids to Accept Personal Responsibility
The Importance of Accepting Personal Responsibility. Why we need to own up to our mistakes, even if they were unintentional. I was recently reading my newspaper’s opinion section when I …