by Smarter Parenting | Aug 25, 2015 | Blogs, Others
Creating routine with free animal chore charts We love chore charts (call us crazy). We love anything that helps families understand expectations and consequences and that in turn makes family life easier. #FamilyWin It takes some adjustment to start using chore...
by Smarter Parenting | Aug 20, 2015 | Blogs, Others
Free download: We can play doorsign Parents. You’ve survived another summer. Wahoo! Give yourself a pat on the back. One of the best parts about summer is that it’s not quite as busy—no soccer practice, music lessons, or gymnastics. Too bad the return of school means...
by Smarter Parenting | Aug 19, 2015 | Blogs, Others
Round-Up Wednesday (August 19, 2015) It seems that each week when I sit down to do my Round-Up Wednesday a theme emerges. I don’t know how it happens. This week’s theme is brought to you by the letters B, T, S. aka Back To School where everything familiar is once...
by Smarter Parenting | Aug 17, 2015 | Blogs, Others
ADHD series part I: buckle up-an intro to ADHD My kids started school this week. They’ve been really excited, but even more distracted. On the first day of school it took us literally ten minutes to get seat belts on. Here’s how our conversation went Me: “Buckle Up”...
by Smarter Parenting | Aug 14, 2015 | Blogs, Featured Posts>Preventive Teaching, Posts, Others, Parenting Skills>Preventive Teaching
6 Ways to make chore charts effective We know what you’re saying. Use a chore chart? You must be crazy. We’ve tried it using one before and it just didn’t work. It wasn’t the chore chart that didn’t work—it was not understanding what makes a chore chart successful....