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Weekly Chores
Weekly house cleaning - a job that usually falls on mom's shoulders. But feel that the kid's can help make this process easier for all of us. I think it's one of those life skills that we should be helping our children learn I have a list of about 20 different things that need to be done around our house on a weekly basis - everything from...
Video of the Week: Home Organizing School Supplies
Tips for organizing school supplies if you do home schooling. How do you organize your school supplies for home schooling?...
The Debate: Paying Your Children to Do Chores
The debate this week will cover the topic of paying your children to do chores around your house. Photo: David Reber's Hammer Photography The premise: Children should be compensated for working in the house. This could be in terms of $X per item completed or on an hourly basis. My position: I don't believe that children should be paid to...
Video: Coupon Mom and Back to School Supplies
Coupon Mom shows us how to save when shopping for back to school supplies. What are your best tips for saving money when buying back to school supplies?...
Movies from My Childhood
On a recent post on free and low-cost ideas for families, one of the ideas was watching movies at home. One of my readers, Alana @ Domestically Challenged, suggested getting movies from the library. I decided to take this a step farther and find movies that I enjoyed as a child and share them with my girls. It wasn't easy! I did a couple of...
Daily Chores
[caption id="attachment_302" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="photo by HiltonLange"][/caption] I'm running a poll on my blog this week: "You Your Children do chores around the house?" Please take a minute to take the poll - let me know what you think. I'm going to write a series of posts about chores over the next couple of weeks. With...
