Not exact matches
This article was inspired by an email from a new homeschooling mother, who
asked specific questions
about coping with the day - to - day
chores and demands that a homeschooling mother must deal with.
Whether it's clothes shopping,
chores, or dinner conversations
about current events, a great question to
ask is, «What do you think?»
Yesterday you guys were
asking about dividing up and scheduling
chores around the house, so I figured we should do an entire post on that.
Constant bickering
about who has done more, or repeatedly
asking someone to do more of the household
chores won't work long term.
When I
asked her
about it later — specifically, why she was so ecstatic that he did some simple
chores — she looked at me like I had fallen off the moon.
It can be as simple as making them a cup of coffee, sending a thoughtful text, or
asking about their day and just listening and offer support without giving advice or reciting
chores that need to be done.
At age 4, respondents were
asked whether they had rules
about bedtime, food, and
chores and
about educational attainment expectations for their child.
When I
asked my friend Katie what topics she and her fiancé talked
about in their marriage prep, she described it as an «opportunity to discuss real issues that can become critical in a marriage, such as holidays, finances, conflict resolution styles, etc. and smaller things such as annoyances / pet peeves, household
chores, etc.» Katie suggests emphasizing that going through marriage prep is «just an extra opportunity for us to get to know each other, spend quality time together, and prepare ourselves for marriage, and talk
about as much as possible beforehand so that there wouldn't be any «surprises» later down the road.»