Comments on: Now You Can Keep Your House Clean And Have Happy Kids, Too! http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:59:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: HomeGrown Mommy http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/comment-page-1/#comment-184 HomeGrown Mommy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:15:51 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1162#comment-184 I am SOOO very honored that you would consider adding a link to this article to your website! Thank you very much! And I am so glad that you enjoyed your visit! I am SOOO very honored that you would consider adding a link to this article to your website! Thank you very much! And I am so glad that you enjoyed your visit!

]]> By: Jenny http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Jenny Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:29:54 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1162#comment-183 What a great post! You have so many wonderful suggestions that I plan on sharing a link to this article on my blog later this week. What a great post! You have so many wonderful suggestions that I plan on sharing a link to this article on my blog later this week.

]]> By: HomeGrown Mommy http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/comment-page-1/#comment-174 HomeGrown Mommy Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:43:28 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1162#comment-174 Thanks for the visit Joy! I am so glad you enjoyed the article! I am very excited about participating in Thirsty Thursday! What a great idea! Thanks for the visit Joy! I am so glad you enjoyed the article! I am very excited about participating in Thirsty Thursday! What a great idea!

]]> By: Joy @ Five J's http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Joy @ Five J's Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:54:07 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1162#comment-171 Fantastic post. And I agree 100%. My kids have always done chores with me from a very young age (although we could all stand to do a lot MORE chores around the house). I don't subscribe to the idea that a to give your kid a real childhood you have to let him be a kid (i.e. absolutely no responsibilities). I think that attitude is what has gotten us adult women who have never washed a dish or done a load of laundry in their lives! I wanted to mention that I'm started a weekly homeschool mean, similar to a Works for Me Wednesday, but with a homeschool Twist. It's called Thirsty Thursday: Satisfying Our Kids' Thirst for Knowledge One Sip at a Time. I'd love to have you link up one of your great homeschool posts when Thirsty Thursday debut's next week! http://fivejs.com/introducing-thirsty-thursday/ BTW, I'm subscribing to your blog. Looking forward to reading more. Joy @ Five J's Fantastic post. And I agree 100%. My kids have always done chores with me from a very young age (although we could all stand to do a lot MORE chores around the house). I don’t subscribe to the idea that a to give your kid a real childhood you have to let him be a kid (i.e. absolutely no responsibilities). I think that attitude is what has gotten us adult women who have never washed a dish or done a load of laundry in their lives!

I wanted to mention that I’m started a weekly homeschool mean, similar to a Works for Me Wednesday, but with a homeschool Twist. It’s called Thirsty Thursday: Satisfying Our Kids’ Thirst for Knowledge One Sip at a Time. I’d love to have you link up one of your great homeschool posts when Thirsty Thursday debut’s next week! http://fivejs.com/introducing-thirsty-thursday/

BTW, I’m subscribing to your blog. Looking forward to reading more.

Joy @ Five J’s

]]> By: HomeGrown Mommy http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/comment-page-1/#comment-162 HomeGrown Mommy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:59:50 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1162#comment-162 Hi Heather! Thanks so much for the visit! I totally agree with you about our mindset toward our little ones! Once I broke through the "baby" idea in my own mind, I was able to teach them so much more. My kids were begging me to let them help with this or that and I would always say no because I thought they couldn't handle it. But, with a little training, it really is amazing what they are capable of! :) Hi Heather! Thanks so much for the visit! I totally agree with you about our mindset toward our little ones! Once I broke through the “baby” idea in my own mind, I was able to teach them so much more. My kids were begging me to let them help with this or that and I would always say no because I thought they couldn’t handle it. But, with a little training, it really is amazing what they are capable of! :)

]]> By: Heather D http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/04/now-you-can-keep-your-house-clean-and-have-happy-kids-too/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Heather D Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:45:41 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1162#comment-161 I totally agree with this. My 2.5yo daughter happily helps out with all kinds of household tasks (I try not to call them "chores"), in fact she INSISTS and gets MAD if I don't let her help. On the other hand, I didn't do this with my son, now 11, when he was little, and now it's pulling teeth to get him to do ANYTHING. A big part of it is realizing that toddlers are capable of doing much more than we give them credit for. Once we stop over-protecting and "babying" them, and give them practical life skills (a la Montessori philosophies, for instance), it's amazing what they can do. I've posted about this very topic on my blog too, and I've posted pics and videos of my daughter cooking hot dogs, breaking eggs, vaccuuming, washing dishes (her favourite!!!) etc etc. I totally agree with this. My 2.5yo daughter happily helps out with all kinds of household tasks (I try not to call them “chores”), in fact she INSISTS and gets MAD if I don’t let her help.

On the other hand, I didn’t do this with my son, now 11, when he was little, and now it’s pulling teeth to get him to do ANYTHING.

A big part of it is realizing that toddlers are capable of doing much more than we give them credit for. Once we stop over-protecting and “babying” them, and give them practical life skills (a la Montessori philosophies, for instance), it’s amazing what they can do.

I’ve posted about this very topic on my blog too, and I’ve posted pics and videos of my daughter cooking hot dogs, breaking eggs, vaccuuming, washing dishes (her favourite!!!) etc etc.

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