Young Child
How To Teach Your Kids To Manage Money
Mir Kamin of Woulda Coulda Shoulda shares her advice for teaching children to be fiscally responsible.
Young Child
How To Get Your Kids To Do Chores
It’s important that everyone participate in household responsibilities. Here are 5 effective ideas to help get everyone involved.
Big Kid
Allowances, Chores, and the Bank of Mom
It appears to me that all of my son’s friends have unlimited budgets. Unfortunately for my son, the Bank of Mom does not.
Young Child
The Beginner’s Guide to Allowances
Is my kid ready for an allowance? How much money…and how much responsibility?
Big Kid
Motivating Meals
What if I told you that the way to get your teenagers to do chores around the house was to use food as motivation? Hear me out.
Big Kid
9 New Year’s Resolutions for a Happier Family
Last year was a tough for me on many levels. I lost my joy. This upcoming year I am determined to get it back and make my family happier in the process.
Young Child
Family Experiment with Choreganizers: Getting Kids To Do More Around the House
Choreganizers are a way to organize chores for your kids and reward them once they complete the tasks. We’ve done a Family Experiment to see if it works for us.
Young Child
Family Experiment: Motivating Children to Save for the Family Vacation
A family of seven kids tries to make small changes to save up for a family beach vacation. Learn how they are doing it.
Big Kid
End The Chore War With Your Teens
Get more chore help from your teens while nagging less? It’s a pipe dream… or is it? Maybe not!
Big Kid
Simplifying Laundry for our Busy Family
I’m raising responsible household managers who will stand on their own two feet one day; fully capable of the daily skills. independent adults need to know.
Young Child
Chores & Young Children: When (& How) to Start
Oh, the irony of parenting: It’s undeniably hard work, and yet most of us are doing entirely too much of the work. And while we might be able to swoop through a room and put toys away in 10 minutes doing that job for them is actually lazy parenting on our part. It’s their responsibility. Kids NEED chores. Here’s your starter’s guide.
Parenting
Should a Babysitter Just Babysit or Do More?
What is the role of the babysitter? Are they just there to care for children or should they be doing light household chores too?
Big Kid
Screen Time Dollars for Your Kids’ Incentive-Based Reward System
Happy to share our “Screen Time Dollars” printable and system since they’ve been working great in Brenda’s house for her newly implemented incentive-based rewards system.
Activities
Stock Your Local Little Free Library With Your Next Book Purge
Have you heard of the Little Free Library? It’s a great national book swap resource. It’s community-based and a great resource for all to donate used books and pick up new reads, too.
Family Fun
DIY Chore Chart, Family Calendar and Magnetic Pen!
Do you need help getting organized for back-to-school season? We’ve got your covered with our free and customizable kids’ chore chart and family calendar.
Big Kid
Are My Children Jerks?
A parent has a question about raising kids to be kind and thoughtful people because she is fearful that despite best efforts, they are raising jerks. It’s a common fear.
Relationships
A Stay-at-Home Mom is NOT a Stay-at-Home Maid
A stay-at-home-mom needs advice on dealing with her husband’s refusal to help out at home and the ensuing arguments.