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7 Painless Ways to Get Your Children To Help With Chores
On average, women spend over 2 hours per day on household activities. Considering that we already have a full day being a professional and mom, how can we possibly find the time to handle chores like cooking, cleaning, taking care of the pets, and gardening? We have to get our kids (and husbands!) more involved. This isn’t just beneficial for us since it helps with time management, it’s also great for our children. “Chores are magical!” says Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a family physician, author, and parenting expert, in her popular TEDx talk “The Expectation Gap.”Dr. Gilboa is a supporter of assigning children chores because they teach kids about gratitude and…
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3 Parenting Tips for the “Difficult” Child
This is a tough topic for parents to talk about as it brings a lot of shame, embarrassment, and worry. However, many parents with multiple children may experience more difficulty managing one child more than another. First, your child is not “difficult” but your parenting has become difficult and your perception of your child is they are difficult. Today I am offering 3 skills to apply when parenting your child. 1. Master the art of redirection. To begin, you want to master the art of redirection. Some children become stuck and parents perpetuate their “stuckness” through long winded discussions and therefore focusing on the very thing parents want the child…