 Summer is around the corner - two of my kids are done with school for the year, and the other two will be done in just a few days. Maybe you’re on top of everything and have each day planned down to the minute, or maybe you’ve got your head in the sand hoping that the school will keep your kids for another month or two! Wherever you find yourself, there’s no better time than right now to think about how you want your summer to feel and what you want it to look like.
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 There’s no use denying it - cleaning and picking up are NOT my favorite things to do. I could list at least 10 things I’d rather be doing with my time, but I have to admit that having a picked up room or clean house does feel amazing! Most of the time I can choose to clean up even though I don’t feel like it, but this is more than likely something our kids resist. Reframing the way we look at chores will help our children to begin to see cleaning tasks as enjoyable activities, provide ways for us to connect with our children, and help them learn valuable skills early in life.
My kids would tell you they’ve heard their fair share of me nagging them to get things done. “You need to pick that up.” “Put that away first.” “Those clothes need to be folded and put away.” The list could go on and on. Let’s just say none of them was very motivated to do the work with my annoying reminders constantly in their heads! |
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