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What Chores Do You Expect from Your 10 Year Old and What Discipline Do You Use
So if my daughter looses $1 because she left her room a mess, she could potentially earn it back by taking the trash cans out and putting them back on trash ...
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- G., I have felt your pain. :) My husband came up with a really neat idea, and so far has worked wonders. (We've had the plan in action about 4-5 months now) First o...
- My 10 yr old sets and clears the table every night (pending homework status). She is also responsible for cleaning up any messes she makes. Also, she can dust the fu...
- I have a 16, 14 & 11 year old. I have one discipline method that really REALLY works with them. If I asked them to do something in the past, I dealt with the same re...
Teaching Son to Play Sports
A couple of trash cans and a lot of "way to go"'s and high fives will do a ... Have them play games like can you pass to dad on this side of the trash can ...
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- Personally, I would drop the issue. When he says wants to play hockey, then let him (and maybe dad) hit the puck around. How can your husband "lose patience" when he...
- J., I have a very ahtletic daughter who is now 15 - her sport is softball, which she excels at. Even with her natural talent, I didn't notice any part of the mental g...
- I've been playing hockey for 22 years an ice hockey coach for ten years. I have coached mini-mites all the way through high school. My advice to all parents of childre...
6 Year Old Allowance
I want to start giving her an allowance, so she can buy her own afternoon .... small trash cans in house, taking in and out the trash cans to the curb. ...
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- We do same as Kathy L, giving an allowance no matter what, expecting household help no matter what. If our daughter doesn't help around the house, she doesn't get to ...
- I seem to have a different take on this than the other posters. I believe that as soon as they can start understanding rewards/punishments that you begin to implement ...
- How much does lunch cost at school? Use that amount for a while as the weekly amount. Before you give her an allowance, practice values with her. We did that in my ...
Cleaning Schedule
27 Aug 2009 ... Tue Guest RoomOffice dust vacuum organize trash. Wednesday Master BedroomNursery dust vacuum organize change sheets trash cans ...
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- I created a household notebook. This one book holds all my information, from cleaning schedules to appointments. It is an organizational life saver. I used a website c...
- C., I tried the flylady thing for a while, but it ended up being too overwhelming. I would imagine that a dry erase or a weekly schedule would bother me, too. I'd...
- I'm also a working mom of a newborn. I found cleaning, working and taking care of a baby to be too much to do well, so something had to give. We ended up hiring some...
Working Mom / (Online Cyber Curriculum) Home Schooling ?
7 Oct 2009 ... Carla S added this item : Line the trash cans with 3 liners. If you are lucky enough for one of the guys to offer to take out he trash, ...
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- I've actually been doing some research on this option for my daughter (2nd grade now). I know where we are (in PA) there are a lot of different options for the online ...
- Hi S.! If your son is very self motivated, cyber-schooling works great and can allow him to move at a faster pace and delve more deeply into subjects that interest hi...
- I online cyber school with a 1st and 4th grader. We actually do most of our work away from the computer. My understanding is that independence and computer time increa...
Raccoons Problem
One thing you can do is if you have any food outside for any reason (dog/cat... or any other reason) stop putting it outside. Another is if your trash cans ...
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- They completely shredded our wading pool two summers ago the ONE night we forgot to empty it. This year we opted of the hard-plastic version because we don't want to b...
- Your local animal control people may have a solution for you. Regards, C.
- Get a dog - better yet - get two! Meduim to large dogs(bigger than the raccoons) or they'll just get mangled! Teach the dogs (preferably males) to "go potty" aroun...
Best Odor Proof Diaper Pail!
I keep a small, bag lined trash can outside the front door and deposit diapers in there, which gets dumped into the big garbage daily. ...
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- Honestly, once my kids were about 18 months old, I stopped using diaper pails all together. The odor is just too bad to have linger in the house. I don't think there...
- We bought the Diaper Champ as well - it worked until she was about 12 months old and her diapers were getting more smelly. We did a lot of research, and found tha...
- I have the same one and not long ago the foam gasket started rolling up and wouldn't stay down. I got online, (Baby Trend I think) and told them about it and they sen...
Allowances: at What Age Do We Start and How Much $
For a seven year old, you would be surprised at what they can do. They can empty little trash cans, clean mirrors or glass, unload the silverware from the ...
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- We started young. Our 4 year old gets a dollar week. He has things that he is expected to do, such as make his bed, clear his plate (all meals) and help set the table ...
- I was thinking about starting when my son turns 4 in May. I just read an article about this http://www.babycenter.com/0_giving-kids-an-allowance-what-you-need-to-know...
- money! Put God first before money. Bless any money you give her and tell her to be wise on spending it. I'll say 3 to 5 bucks is plenty for candy and small toys. And i...
Can Not Get Anything Done
I would choose various times/dates for washing sheets, cleaning out trash cans, changing filters, etc. 8. Please don't be afraid to ask your husband for ...
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- Welcome to the reality that is the life of the SAHM. There just aren't enough hours in the day. I've been at home for a long time - 17 years... My house is still a dis...
- I did not have a chance to read the other responses, but I think I can assure you that we ALL feel that way. (At least when the kids are that little. I still have ho...
- V.: Hello and good morning!! Okay - my personal opinion is that it's a combination of things. 1. depression and 2. lack of orgnaziation. Please don't take that a...
Fruit Flies That Won't Go Away!!!
Then just simply sit those near trash cans, sinks, couple random in the kitchen, one in the bath tub, one in the sink in the bathroom... and random ones ...
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- We have also been afflicted by the horrible fruit fly pests. We are also very cleanly and have no idea how they ever came about. In fact, I am such a clean freak that...
- Make sure they are actually fruit flies. I had them once and found out they were phorid flies. You can google them to learn more about them. But phorid flies when t...
- Try putting some dish detergent (several drops) in some cider vinegar. The vinegar attracts the fruit flies and they have a little pool party and you can throw them o...
