The Children You Want with the Kids You Have

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Do you want to know the secret of getting kids to work? Train them early! If you want your children to work together, finish their chores, complete their homework, and take care of their own personal hygiene and possessions, you have to train them. And it usually takes a helping hand and a few hints from someone who has “been there — done that.” These suggestions, charts, and to-do lists from professional organize Marie Ricks will get you well on your way to having a clean home, a well-kept yard, and helpful, hardworking, on-their-way-to-being-independent children. With this no-nonsense book, you will find:Age-specific charts for choresFast-Clean and Deep-Clean check-off listsInstructions for setting up your own Training Children to Work Master PlanThe right thing to say and the right way to say it to get the job done Table of Contents Introduction Part One: Prepare to Parent Better 1. Prepare to Train 2. Prepare to Show 3. Prepare to Nurture 4. Prepare to Teach Part Two: Train Them 5. A Master Plan 6. Obedience Is First, Honesty Is Second, and Their Bedroom Is Third 7. For Children Ages 2-6, a Time to Teach and Love 8. For Children Ages 6-12, a Time to Train and Support 9. For Youth Ages 12-18, a Time to Become Independent Part Three: Show Them 10. Delegate Household Jobs 11. Finish What You Start 12. Job Training the Right Way 13. Moving from Yes/No Choices to Yes/Yes Choices 14. Self-initiative: The End goal Part Four: Nurture Them 15. Become Insistent, Consistent, and Persistent 16. Make the Unpleasurable More Pleasurable 17. Have Better School-Morning Routines 18. Do Homework the Right Way 19. Use Family Councils and a Family Mission Statement Part Five: Teach Them 20. Teach Them to Live Simply 21. Teach Them to Wait Longer 22. Teach Them to Share Better 23. Teach Them to Save More 24. Teach Them to Cooperate Kindly 25. Teach Them to Work Harder 26. Teach them to Feel Grateful Conclusion Acknowledgments Index