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11 Things You Can Do To Get Your Kids To Contribute Consistently At Home (Without Threatening, Screaming, or Cursing)

June 4, 2018 by not your average mom 3 Comments

One of the things moms (and dads) find most frustrating is the seemingly (or actual) need to constantly remind, nag, or completely lose your sh*t on your kids in order to get them to contribute around the house. But what many parents fail to realize is that they are a pretty big factor in this […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: getting your kids to help out around the house, jobs for kids around the house, kids' chores, teaching responsibility

Blondie would be very disappointed with this generation.

July 2, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Number 2 is 13 years old, and he’ll be a freshman in high school next year. He’s an excellent student, a good athlete, a great dancer, he’s very creative, and he’s musically talented. He’s conscientious. Dependable. Responsible. An overall good kid. He wasn’t always that way; he and Number 4 have some similar personality traits. When […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: A for effort, my kid's have no idea how to use a phone, teaching responsibility

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