All of us parents know how hard it is to get children to help around in the house. I struggle. (Ok...confession...my daughter told me I was not her mother, but her "stepmother" because I make her work like Cinderella.) So...Kids and Chores was heaven sent!
Made by the organization queen, Janet Nasbaum, this system will help teach you:- Easy ways to identify your child’s learning style and the most effective teaching methods.
- The major challenges in teaching children life skills in the new millennium.
- 8 strategies to reduce home maintenance tasks by up to 40%.
- How parents unknowingly teach their children not to want to do chores, and how to avoid making these mistakes with your children.
- Step-by-step instructions that show you what you need to do and in what order to do it to set up your family chore system.
- 8 necessary actions to take BEFORE launching your family’s chore system.
- Steps to develop your own home maintenance plan.
- What you need to know about your child to help you choose the most effective discipline methods.
- 3 important actions to take to create “Team Family.”
- At what age experts say your children are capable of performing each household task.
- 10 essential steps for teaching your children household skills that will increase their retention and self-esteem.
- 7 filtering questions to ask yourself when determining what to teach your children about money.
- Identify the keys to effective behavior modification.
- Pros and cons to consider when deciding the best reward options for your family.
- 5 strategies for motivating reluctant family members.
Contest Rules:
1. Go to Kids and Chores and read more about her system.
2. Leave a comment on this post here on Sherbet Blossom between now and Saturday, August 23rd {11:59PM MDT}. Tell us why you NEED this system!
3. Leave only one comment please. Anonymous comments will be deleted.
4. Make sure I have a way to get in touch with you if you win. Leave your email if you don't have a blog or if your blog is private.
5. A random winner will be chosen and announced Sunday, August 24th.
The winner will receive: The Complete Chore System!!
Oh this is awesome! I can't get my daughter to do anything!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. Teamwork, family organization these are all the items needed to run a smooth and happy home. This would be great for my two boys. They will be able to clean up, do their own laundry and cook themselves a good meal before they are out on their own one day.
ReplyDeleteI so need this!! Please let me win!
ReplyDeleterebeccar@hotmail.com
Holy Cow...I would love this for my family! My kids refuse to help around the house.
ReplyDeleteRuth Anderson
ruthanderson@gmail.com
I have been worrying about getting my kids to help around the house. My son whose going to be 7 in 2 weeks whines and refuses to pick up anything. He'll "help" if we do it together. But, then it's basically me cleaning and him playing. Obviously, I need help. This system sounds like just the ticket to teach him and me how to clean effectively and work together.
ReplyDeletechoc8982ATyahooDOTcom
Oh I have seen this before and thought it was a great idea. I don't want my kids to have an aversion to hard work... like someone I know does. :) It's hard to teach your kids to do something even you don't want to do. haha.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a wonderful idea and I need all the help I can get!
ReplyDeleteShelly Stewart
shstew123@gmail.com
My kids are too young to help right now, but when they can, I'll need all the help I can get!
ReplyDeleteWow do I ever need this! I have four children and my house is always a wreck! With 6 people in the house the laundry alone is daunting! If I had a way to organize my kids to help me out...well, it would be bliss!
ReplyDeleteloralynnsart at gmail dot com
My kids are semi helpful, but only if I ask. I would love to find a way to motivate them.
ReplyDeleteI've been mulling a chore system around in my head for way too long. I want it to be just right. SO, in the meantime that means we HAVE NO system. I could really use the help. Please pick me Random Integer thingy!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd better get started on something like this early so I'm ready when Z-cakes is! This looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI need this! I have 3 little girls who think I am their personal servant.
ReplyDeletecarolynmagee@hotmail.com
I don't want this for me...I don't have kids and don't need it. But for my sister in law...She's LOVE it. She's trying out so many things with her kids on how to do chores and they refuse.
ReplyDeleteThis system would be great. I have a 7 yr old, a 5 yr old and 1 yr old quadruplets. I would love to have more help from my older girls. Between laundry, dishes, cooking, household cleaning, playtime, and studies it seems like I try and do most things on my own just to avoid the fight! Please consider me
ReplyDeletemaureen
neeniea@yahoo.com
I had to do "Saturday's Work" every week without question so dang it, my kids will learn to do it too!
ReplyDeletePlease Please Please.. you have no idea how much I need this!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis system would be an answered prayer! I have 3 boys. Coming from a traditional "Asian" family my husband side of the family thinks that jobs around the house is the woman's role. I totally disagree because that's not how I was raised up and my dad was not like that. When my mom was going to school for her master my dad stepped up and do everything from grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc and teach us how to do it. I want to teach my boys that each person has a contribution or a role in the family. Weather is a chores you have to do or other things. I also want them to grow up to be able to help their wives (I know that that's a long way to think), I'm sure that their wife would appreciate that. At the same time I don't want this to be a negative experience where I have to nag them to do their responsibilities. I want these boys to be versatile in many ways cleaning, cooking, etc...it will be good for them once they go off college, they can be independent. The best thing is that since we taught them early, it will be naturally in them and they can pass it down to their kids. That life is not about playing all day, but there's responsibility involve.
ReplyDeletekhong0707 at yahoo dot com
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ReplyDeletei need this because i have 4 girls. drama, drama drama!
I'm pretty sure I need this to get the hubby under control more than anything else... then hopefully Brode will have a grip on it before it becomes a chore in and of itself to teach him!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to have this system! I need help figuring out how to work better with my son - he's the kind of kid you have to prep or explain something for a long time before he's comfortable with it or willing to do it (doctor's visits, picking up toys, etc). I'd love to see what she has to help me!
ReplyDeleteThat part of her homepage that says "Daily family life is reduced to tears, yelling, and bribes to get kids to help around the house." is our house!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I need this system mostly for my own sanity!
ReplyDeletejas.n.em (at) gmail.com
How cool. I need this system because my daughter thinks it is funny to run away every time we ask her to help out with cleaning. Unless we tell her it will be vacuumed up or swept away.
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me? I actually experienced a physical reaction as I was reading on her site. Deep slow breaths and a little anxiety at the thought of not having to threaten or bribe anymore. Please, please please include me. My children Need me to have this!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
the chore chart with stickers and a treat at the end of each week lost its novelty long ago ... I need a new start!
ReplyDeleteI totally need a way to get my boys to do their chores! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeletei am already looking forward to help with chores and thinking about the best way to go about it. we have power struggles already, so i need help! my little ones are only 13 months.
ReplyDeleteandrewandkristan(at)hotmail(dot)com
When I saw the following statement on the Kids and Chores website, I knew it was tailor made for me.
ReplyDeleteYou cannot truly gain control of your home and achieve
an organized lifestyle if your children are a part of the
problem and not an active and consistent part of the solution.
I feel that; I really do.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth
I need this Kids and Chores giveaway because I would love to learn how to transform my family into a team that works together to get things done at home. What a great giveaway!
ReplyDeletemaryjsu at gmail.com
I need this because my husband and I both teach school full time and are very active in our church. We also have sports and civic club commitments, as well as family commitments. On top of this, I am getting ready to start a Master's program next month! I NEED my kids to help out more around the house without me nagging them (or hubby!) to death!
ReplyDeleteI would love this kit to get a great start to teaching my kids about teamwork, responsibility, and cooperation! I love it!
ReplyDeletequinatas@hotmail.com
Abby always does better with systems and charts. This is exactly up our alley!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness..I so need this in my home. I would love this. Neat!!
ReplyDeleteWow, this would be great. As a mother of 4 boys I really would like them to grow up as men who will help their wives out with the housework. Maybe this will get them motivated!
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely love to have this for my family. I am expecting #5 in October, and my oldest is 11. The others are 5, 4, and 2. My daughter feels like I "make her do everything and the other kids don't do anything at all." It isn't true, but knowing how to delegate age-appropriate chores, or just getting my kids to say "Hey, I'll help out!" - especially with another one coming would be AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way the mean mom!
ReplyDeleteI have a 9 year old who doesn't feel she needs to do chores especially cleaning her room and keeping up with putting her dirty laundry in the basket. It doesn't set a good example for her 4 yr old sister. I need all the help I can get with these two. I feel like I am always yelling to put things away and to clean up after themselves. I know there is a better way with this system.
Fran H
jfcheupel@yahoo.com
I think this system looks wonderful. I have been trying to read up on this very idea of how to involve my kids in the whole process of how a house runs. It had been a bit of a challenge for me because I am a Born Organizer and since I was a kid have loved to clean and organize. BUT I want my kids to learn that they need to contribute. I am at a loss of how to get started and think this would be a fantastic help!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! What an awesome product!!! My kids may be too young for this but at the same time, why not start implementing a system that works at a young age? Right? And believe me, I need all the help I can get when it comes to cleaning the house. It's just not my thing. Being the Cinderella in my family growing up, made me despise housework. YIPES!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful product, my oldest is 3 1/2 so its about time she starts learning how to help with chores. Do you think that it would work on husbands too? ;)
ReplyDeleteSign me up! I need that so bad!!
ReplyDeleteEmily
emblohm@gmail.com
I NEEEED this because I think my kids need to learn we are a team because working as a team will help them later. Plus it would be fantastic to come home from work to a house that was a bit less messy.
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt love to win this for my friend! She's got five kids and is often quite overwhelmed with deligating!
ReplyDeleteI so need this. I homeschool both of my girls and we are on the road a lot as well. Lately I feel so disorganized... and struggle with the kids and their chores and half of the time I just end up doing them myself just to get them done. Don't get me wrong, they help... but manage to just about kill one another in the process... they argue of who's job it is to do what. I have been looking for something to help me get a better handle on it all. :)
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds great! My little Jeffrey's new thing to say to me is "no Mommy, i'm only going to do what I want." or "i won't do that" when asked to help with picking up. I would love to learn more about what style to use for getting him to help with cleaning! His little sister Macee is watching him too... I need help nipping it in the bud before it gets worse! I NEED THIS!!!
ReplyDeletebw0623 at hotmail dot com
I think I'll just hire Janet to enter my small, unorganized and crazy apartment! This sounds like just the tool that may leave me with some sanity and happiness to raise the 4 adorable children I have-when I can look past the messes ;) This is a must have for our family, the chore chart has been ripped down out of frustration, the kids just expect rewards or me to do it for them and aren't learning anything! What an awesome giveaway, thank you!
ReplyDeletetwa(underscore)dimples(at)hotmail(dot)com
This would be an answer to one mom's prayers... something needs changing around here, and I need some guidance on the best way to do it.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
stephenie7447(at)aol(dot)com
If it makes my kids do their chores I need it !!!!
ReplyDeleteluckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]net
I have been looking for a chore system that is effective! This looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh My god! I hope I'm not too late for this...but I sooo need this! My daughter has resorted to hiding out in her room for hours on end and then opening her door only an inch or two when I knock...it's actually pretty comical, but it's only because she just KNOWS I'm going to ask her for help with something, and her TV, crafts and sewing machine are so much better than helping mom with the chores. HELP!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I definitely need help motivating my kids to help me around the house! I get so sick of doing it all myself :)
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