Do you want your children to think of themselves as guests in your home or as a vital, contributing part of family life? Sharing household chores is not only a way to get the work done -- it can help parents teach important life skills and attitudes.
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How Are Those New Year’s Resolutions Holding Up?
When we set a goal to help our kids develop a new habit good role modeling by parents and grandparents can be a big help.
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Challenging Change
Some people are constitutionally more comfortable with risk and change than others. That’s true no matter what age group we’re dealing with. Sometimes our children don’t want to try things new things because they feel self-conscious about the awkwardness and clumsiness they might experience when starting out. They just don’t want to face that “conscious incompetence” phase that goes along with acquiring most new skills. Here’s a question that can help break through the reluctance: “What’s the worst things that could happen?” First you ask. Eventually…