How To Teach Your Children Manners
Teaching my children manners has always been a top priority for me, and that’s a reflection of my own childhood. I was born in Birmingham, Alabama to parents who prioritized well-mannered children, and it rubbed off on me! But as all mothers know, there is a huge difference in the idealized way you think you […]
STOP Trying To Organize Your Home!
I was recently reminded of how vital taking care of the essentials is in managing the home …before all of the other home projects. And by ‘all the other home projects’ I’m referring to organizing projects. Listen. I know that it’s January, and January is the time when we spend a bundle on organizational tools…containers, […]
Paying Children For Extra Chores
I have a few children who are always looking for ways to earn extra money…and as a busy mother of eleven children…there are always extra jobs around the house that I could use a hand with. I have created a system to make doing extra jobs around the house a win/win situation for both me […]
If Your Husband Wants To Help
I have moms ask me all the time how to get their husbands more involved with housework. This is a very tricky question, and I’ve always felt that it was more appropriate for a marriage counselor to tackle than me. I’m excellent at teaching you to manage and motivate your children. But a husband is […]
How To Get The House Clean When You’re Completely Overwhelmed
Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed…when it seems like everything is going wrong and you just can’t catch a break? Or does everything just feel hard, like it takes a tremendous effort to just get the basics taken care of? I have found, in my own life, that when my home is a disorganized, messy […]
How To Help Your Children Learn To Clean Their Room
Telling your children to go clean their rooms may seem like an exercise in futility, but let’s think about it from a child’s perspective. Let’s say you are a child, and your room is a disaster. There is “stuff” everywhere and you are feeling incredibly overwhelmed because you have just been told to clean your […]