Guiding Kids to Help Out
Does this sound familiar...
- You’re frustrated and annoyed because it seems like you’re always picking up after everyone else.
- You have all the intentions to declutter and get organized but don’t know where or how to start.
- Your up to your eyeballs trying to sort through the clutter and it’s just OVERWHELMING where you just want to throw in the towel.
- There’s AT LEAST one room in your home where it’s best to keep the door closed.
- You’ve purchased bins and containers… but there’s still clutter everywhere.
If this sounds like you - you're at the right place, friend!
Imagine your home was easy to clean and quick to tidy by anyone?
Imagine being able to focus on the matter at hand and having the mental space to think things through?
Imagine your kids helping out around the house without resistance, arguing with each other, or resorting to you constantly yelling?
Imagine spending more time living life and less time...(insert whatever's stopping you from doing that!)
My Framework
The Present Parent Method
Parent Partnership
PILLAR 1
Whenever you’re going to implement something new, a change in the household, it either is going to be a success or a fail. And the reason for this (success or failure) is because of a foundation: was it put into place or not?
If you’re here, is probably because you’ve experienced the latter and that’s OK.
Most parents skip the foundation step because of the lack of time, miscommunication, or just life getting in the way. You’re here now so that says a lot about you!
Pillar 1 is the foundation. It sets the tone for the rest of your Organized-ish Parent journey. This pillar is about getting parents on the same page regarding core values, non-negotiables, family boundaries, rules & consequences, and so much more.
Focused Time
PILLAR 2
As parents, we tend to put our family’s needs before our very own. Many of us wear it like a badge of honor. It’s part of parenthood!
But when we constantly do this over the years that eventually, and we may not realize this, but we do create these micro stresses inside of our bodies, minds, and souls over time.
This will lead to a variety of negative effects and isn’t beneficial for us or our family. In addition, it can even extend to other aspects of our life.
Pillar 2 follows this concept: Putting your own mask on first, before helping others with theirs. This pillar is about how to establish your own schedule. Think: your needs, passions, and ‘ME’ time. In this sections we’ll also be discovering your relationship with time and how to manage it, how to prioritize the many tasks on a parent’s plate, and more!
Family Friendly Organizing
PILLAR 3
When we want to set our kids up for success, this step is often unclear to most households I’ve worked with or overlooked completely. The reason being, is that as adults, it’s obvious where things are located but it’s not necessarily the case for the rest of the family.
There’s a reason why the words following “mom” are usually, “…where’s my…?”
Pillar 3 is all about organizing your home with the kids in mind. Here we’re taking into consideration the kids’ life stage, their capabilities, ease of finding things (accessibility) and boundaries.
Don’t be fooled by this short description as this pillar is very hands-on and will take a lot of decision-making on your end. But not to worry, you’ve got me!
Building Life Skills
PILLAR 4
When parents decide it’s time for their kids to help out, they usually fall into 1 of the following categories:
- Tell them what to do
- Buy a chore chart and give it to them to follow
- Pay the kids or bribe them to do chores.
And often times, the parents end up frustrated, yelling at their kids, or the kids resisting to doing anything. Furthermore, most of the home maintenance ends up falling on 1 person.
Any guesses on who that might be?
And the reason why these attempts at getting the kids to help out don’t work, is because there are too many missing components within this whole system.
Pillar 4 is about life skills, expectations, how to guide our kids into helping out, and how to maintaining the house consistently – enough (remember, there are peaks and valleys and lots of winding roads when it comes to parenting, right?).
This pillar is crucial for their next phase in life: adulthood because the ripple effects from what they’ve learned from your guidance and how they were raised ….. will be so beneficial to them, their future, and maybe even, the world ♥
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