#47: Teaching Kids Teamwork in Household Chores
Teaching Kids Teamwork in Household Chores EPISODE 47 by Dianne Jimenez This article takes 12 minutes to read Don’t have
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#46: Laundry: How to tackle the overwhelm when there’s too much to do
We’re going to talk about overcoming the laundry pile, but more specifically laundry after a long holiday and after family comes to visit, what do we do?
How do we go about getting everything done in an orderly fashioned way or even with less overwhelm, especially after a busy weekend?
In other words, getting back on track. It was Thanksgiving weekend and for us, we had family staying over from Ontario for a couple of nights, but we also hosted Thanksgiving dinner. We were also invited to another Thanksgiving slash birthday event the following day. And finally, we had another cousin stay over too. You can say there was a lot going on and for sure no laundry being done, whatsoever, over the weekend. And the week, and all the demands are just about to start rolling in. It can totally get so overwhelming. Does that ever happen to you? I’m sure I’m not the only one.
So how do we go about getting organized with all this laundry and not getting so overwhelmed by the piles and piles and piles of dirty laundry so that we’re back on track as soon as possible? Now how do we go about getting organized and back on track?
45: Chores & Kids – Interview with Kai
Listen to the third and final episode of a series where I interview my kids. Hear their perspective and thoughts when it comes to their involvement in maintaining the house, find out when they’re more resistant to doing chores, what this all means for them in the future, and so much more!
In this episode, it’s my oldest kid’s turn on the mic. Find out the differences and similarities between his take on chores vs his siblings, being the oldest child and what he’d do if he were the parent. Also, find out what it’s like at our home from following a chore chart to whether getting paid to do chores is preferred or not. Also, learn to start practicing positive parenting by listening to your children and having conversations with them about chores. Who knows what you’ll discover from these talks. You just might learn a thing, or two, about them as well as yourself!
Hope you enjoy this episode.
#43: Adjusting To The Back to School Overwhelm
In this episode I talk about this crazy period in the parenthood journey and that’s Back To School.
Back to school isn’t just a one day event. This is actually the starting off point of when things start to change dramatically for everyone, not just the kids. As our schedules fill up, things need to be taken care of on top of all the things LIFE is throwing at us, it’s easy to get lost, confused and overwhelmed.
This is a huge adjustment period most of us go through at least once a year. Unfortunately, some go through it alone. Listen to this much-needed-to-be-talked-about podcast episode to help you cope with the overwhelm. I give you ONE simple strategy as well as guide you to do this 1 thing, so you don’t feel like you’re at this alone.
Hope you find this episode helpful – Enjoy!
XO – Dianne
#42: Chores and Kids – Interview with Kenzo
This is the second episode of a series of 3 where I have an honest conversation with my 9 year-old about :
helping around the house
what they’d do (better) if they were the parents, and
what’s it like being kid the 3rd kid
Chore charts
And so much more!
AS parents it’s important for us to maintain expectations and responsibilities within the household for everyone to feel more organized, fulfilled and find their place within our house. By doing so, we can ensure that everyone is working together and understanding each other’s perspectives in maintaining the home.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
41: Chores: Interview With My Daughter Kehlani
Today’s episode is a special one. Well, actually the next couple of episodes are going to be special ones because I’ll be interviewing my kids and getting their insight and their opinion On this tool that we use to get them to help out at home so that everyone is contributing. They are learning life lessons along the way and getting more and more independent so that all of this will help them well into adulthood.
And just so you know, my kids have never been interviewed before formally and it’s them answering. There is not much coaching on my part. So, this episode that I have today is with my daughter.