Children You Want with the Kids You Have

By Ricks - 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 doneTable of ContentsIntroductionPart One: Prepare to Parent Better1. Prepare to Train2. Prepare to Show3. Prepare to Nurture4. Prepare to TeachPart Two: Train Them5. A Master Plan6. Obedience Is First, Honesty Is Second, and Their Bedroom Is Third7. For Children Ages 2-6, a Time to Teach and Love8. For Children Ages 6-12, a Time to Train and Support9. For Youth Ages 12-18, a Time to Become IndependentPart Three: Show Them10. Delegate Household Jobs11. Finish What You Start12. Job Training the Right Way13. Moving from Yes/No Choices to Yes/Yes Choices14. Self-initiative: The End goalPart Four: Nurture Them15. Become Insistent, Consistent, and Persistent16. Make the Unpleasurable More Pleasurable17. Have Better School-Morning Routines18. Do Homework the Right Way19. Use Family Councils and a Family Mission StatementPart Five: Teach Them20. Teach Them to Live Simply21. Teach Them to Wait Longer22. Teach Them to Share Better23. Teach Them to Save More24. Teach Them to Cooperate Kindly25. Teach Them to Work Harder26. Teach them to Feel GratefulConclusionAcknowledgmentsIndex Author RICKS, MARIE