Do you want to know the secret of getting kids to work? Train them early!
If you want your children to work together, finish their chores, complete their homework, and take care of their own personal hygiene and possessions, you have to train them. And it usually takes a helping hand and a few hints from someone who has "been there done that." These suggestions, charts, and to-do lists from professional organize Marie Ricks will get you well on your way to having a clean home, a well-kept yard, and helpful, hardworking, on-their-way-to-being-independent children.
With this no-nonsense book, you will find:
Age-specific charts for chores
Fast-Clean and Deep-Clean check-off lists
Instructions for setting up your own Training Children to Work Master Plan
The right thing to say and the right way to say it to get the job done
Table of Contents
Introduction Part One: Prepare to Parent Better
Prepare to Train
Prepare to Show
Prepare to Nurture
Prepare to Teach Part Two: Train Them
A Master Plan
Obedience Is First, Honesty Is Second, and Their Bedroom Is Third
For Children Ages 2-6, a Time to Teach and Love
For Children Ages 6-12, a Time to Train and Support
For Youth Ages 12-18, a Time to Become Independent Part Three: Show Them
Delegate Household Jobs
Finish What You Start
Job Training the Right Way
Moving from Yes/No Choices to Yes/Yes Choices
Self-initiative: The End goal Part Four: Nurture Them
Become Insistent, Consistent, and Persistent
Make the Unpleasurable More Pleasurable
Have Better School-Morning Routines
Do Homework the Right Way
Use Family Councils and a Family Mission Statement Part Five: Teach Them
Teach Them to Live Simply
Teach Them to Wait Longer
Teach Them to Share Better
Teach Them to Save More
Teach Them to Cooperate Kindly
Teach Them to Work Harder
Teach them to Feel Grateful
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Index