How to Get Your Kids to do Chores

How to Get Your Kids to do Chores

Tricks to Get Your Kids to Help with a Quick-Clean of Your Home

by Lorraine Brock

Having an organized plan to get something done is the first step to making it happen. Without a plan, there is usually chaos and a series of sporadic tasks that rarely lead to completed projects. This scenario is true even for household chores.

Chores may not be fun, but they have to be done

Let’s talk today about how to teach kids the importance of being responsible and contributing members of their household and accepting chores that are appropriate. The truth is that for most kids, chores are not fun. Even adults do not necessarily enjoy chores, but at least we realize that if we do not wash the dishes, we will not be eating off of clean plates. Kids, on the other hand, would just use their fingers as utensils and the counter tops as plates!

Planning and Budgeting for The School Year

Planning & Budgeting for The School Year

What to Plan for When Your Kids Go Back to School

by Ashley Parks

For many of us with school age children, summer is a break from the routine and a time for new experiences and activities.  As the summer break comes to a close, we should take pause and think about what this next school year may bring.  What is the new routine going to look like?  Get everyone on the same page so that expectation are set from the get go.