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Laundry Organization Tips to Save Time

Laundry tips to save time: labeled hampers so kids can sort their own laundry.

My daughter asked me to help her put her clothes away. She was getting dressed by herself at age 2, so she knew where her clothes were in the drawers. Putting clothes away, though, was hard for her. I agreed to help and was stressed about what I found! Her drawers were a mess! All the time I was putting in to folding the kids’ clothes was going to waste. I changed my laundry … [Read more...]

Everyone Can Help at Home: Kids, Dads + Tips for Balance

Our household felt out of balance during my first year homeschooling. Dishes, cleaning, floors, bathrooms, the clutter piled up and stressed me out. I had to shift my thinking to realize just how everyone can help at home-this includes chores for the kids, ideas for dads to spend time with the kids and a focus on the tasks that were most important to complete. I did not … [Read more...]

Dog Care Chore Chart for Children (by age)

Teach your kids how to help with the family pet with this dog care chore chart for children by age.

{Guest Post by Samantha Randall} Getting your child involved in your dog’s care and training is important for any parent and dog owner. There are a lot of different ways having a dog around improves the life of a child, many of which have been proven in studies. The key factor here is that the majority of those child and dog relationship benefits are dependent on the kid … [Read more...]

A Chore System that Works

Ready for a chore system that works for kids to be independent and learn responsibility. This is it.

{Post by Heather} When you’re growing up there are so many things you become accustomed to because your parents do them. For me one thing my parents instilled in me was doing daily and weekly chores. Getting kids to do chores takes a chore system that works. When I was growing up chores were an integral part of my childhood. They helped me learn the value of hard work, … [Read more...]

Get Kids to do Chores

How do you get kids to do chores? A system that works. This plan educated parents on chore chart implementation and has step-by-step videos for teaching your children to love to do chores. #sponsored

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Moneypants Solution. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. One evening after my husband came home from work, I scanned the house and was completely overwhelmed. There was a pile-no a mountain-of un-folded laundry on the couch, the dishwasher needed to be emptied and toys were scattered in a chaotic layer … [Read more...]

4 Steps to Reduce Laundry Burnout

No more laundry burnout! Reduce the laundry stress with these 4 easy steps.

  Laundry. It's a dirty word in mom circles!  Are you overloaded with the amount of laundry you have to do in a week? I have been overwhelmed on more than one occasion with the amount of dirty laundry my household accumulates.  It's time to take charge of your laundry situation!   There is a bright side to laundry-we certainly are blessed to have clothes to wear and … [Read more...]

Money Lessons Through Chores

Teaching kids money lessons through chores plus detailed chore lists by age.

Often posts about chores for children discuss the very important way chores/jobs help children develop a sense of responsibility and purpose within the family. There are many reasons why children should help around the house and one of them is learning money lessons. It's not a comfortable subject for many, but that is precisely why we need to teach our children the value of … [Read more...]

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