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Organization Saves Time

February 3rd, 2012 - Category: Organization

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If you’ve ever wasted time looking for something that you knew you had but could not find anywhere, you’ll most likely agree with the motto: “Organization saves time.”
Do your kids run all over the house in the morning trying to leave for school but can’t find the report they need to turn in?
Have you ever been cooking dinner only to realize you are missing a key ingredient?
These types of scenarios can occur in any household but when they happen again and again, it may be time to re-evaluate your situation and try a new plan. Sounds like it’s time to… Read the Rest

The 3–Legged Stool of Financial Literacy

January 28th, 2012 - Category: Financial Literacy

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If you have been involved with My Job Chart for a while, then you have come to appreciate our three main areas of focus: “saving, sharing and spending.” I call it a 3-legged stool.
Just for a moment, try to picture a 3-legged stool in your mind.  It generally has a flat round surface from which extend three legs, all the same length and all the same distance apart from each other. When properly built, a 3-legged stool works very well. It is stable, handy and dependable.
However, if one of the legs is missing or even broken, the stool is no… Read the Rest

So you want to raise a responsible child …

January 20th, 2012 - Category: Kids and Responsibility

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You hear it all the time, “I just want my kids to be responsible.” What does that mean to you? Better yet, what does it mean to your child? Sometimes I wonder if my kids and I speak the same language. Instructions that are perfectly clear to me do not always get the result I was hoping for. Does that ever happen at your house?
Let’s take a closer look at the word “responsible.” It means being answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, such as a list of “chores” to be done. However, in order to be accountable, the… Read the Rest

A Little Financial Literacy in January Will Bring a Peaceful Holiday Season Next December

January 11th, 2012 - Category: Financial Literacy, Money

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We hope you all enjoyed the holiday season with your families. We certainly did. The holidays are perfect for enjoying family time together. They provide opportunities for giving service and teaching our children about faith, charity, patience and generosity. They can also be the source of stress, headaches, overspending, disappointment and unnecessary debt. Which was the case for you?
Now is the time to plan ahead for this year’s gift-giving season so that it can be enjoyed worry-free and debt-free. January is ideal for spending a little time with our children discussing the holidays and planning now to save enough throughout… Read the Rest

Individual Versus Group Chore Charts

December 14th, 2011 - Category: Charts

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If you ask us, there are a million reasons to love My Job Chart. But perhaps one of the most overlooked features is the individual login. You see, by putting your job chart online, your child must use their special login information to access their chart, rewards, and progress. And that means you can make a job chart as specialized as you need to.
When your job chart is slapped up on the fridge, it becomes the business of the entire family. Everyone knows who is assigned what chores, whether they’ve completed them, and what rewards are being offered.
But perhaps you… Read the Rest

Are Job Charts a Gateway to Future Careers?

December 7th, 2011 - Category: Teaching Kids to Work

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Okay, we may be stretching this one a little bit. But consider for a moment the possibility that getting your kids to work with an online job chart might easily be preparing them for life in the corporate world.
If you’re like us, you sometimes lament the decline in education. It seems that most young people are unprepared for either college or a career. This may not be because students are lazy or lack intelligence. Sometimes, it’s the basic skills that are lacking. Many students have no idea how to organize, plan, and complete work.
But as someone who has been in… Read the Rest

Making Chore Charts Fair

November 30th, 2011 - Category: Charts

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Life isn’t fair. It’s the lesson you’ve been trying to get your kids to understand for years. But no matter how many times you say it, your children will still expect fairness. It’s almost a disease among young kids – to expect the world to deal with everyone equally.
However, as a parent, you probably do want things to be as fair as possible for your kids. You’d hate to have your children feel they’re getting the short end of the stick. You want them to feel like home is a safe and welcoming place to be.
Now on to the difficult… Read the Rest

Critical Lessons to Teach Your Children

November 24th, 2011 - Category: General Parenting

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Last night I had a dream. I dreamed that I was the cashier of a buffet-style school cafeteria. The children who came to the cafeteria had to pay just thirty cents for their meal. Now, in the dream, most the children didn’t have the money. They would approach me with a dime they had found in the streets or three pennies they had been saving.
I woke up before I learned whether or not I admitted the hungry children to pass. But the dream got me thinking. Then, on a television show later in the day, I learned that 1 … Read the Rest

Can You Teach Your Children Gratitude?

November 16th, 2011 - Category: Uncategorized

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Every parent wants their children to be grateful. After all, grateful children are a lot easier to please, tend to be more helpful, and are more pleasant to be around. But how do you teach children gratitude? Or is it something they just have to learn for themselves?
The other day we overheard a conversation between a mother and daughter. The daughter asked her mom for a new toy. When the mom said no, the daughter started making a fuss. Expected, right? Most kids make a fuss. But it was the mother’s reaction that surprised us. She smacked her daughter on… Read the Rest

What To Do With All That Halloween Candy

November 1st, 2011 - Category: General Parenting

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Pillowcases. Your children have brought home pillowcases of candy. And now you’ve got to figure out what to do with it. As a good parent you don’t want them eating whatever they want when they want. On the other hand, they’ve worked hard to get that candy and Halloween only comes around once a year.
So how do you find the middle ground between letting them make their own choices and helping them retain self-control?
“Tricks” to Try…
Sometimes parents have to be tricky about the way they handle things. You don’t want to get into power-struggles or arguments with your kids. That… Read the Rest