5. Getting Kids to Listen the 1st Time and Following Up After a Chore: Part 2 of Time Saving Strategies for Busy Households

Episode 2, Getting Kids to Listen the First Time:"Delegating Chores to your child isn't about making life easier for you.  It's about growing your kids' abilities, character, and work ethic, teaching them responsibility, building up self-esteem based on accomplishment and capability, equipping them for success habits in life, and to be over-comers in whatever obstacles that come up in their lives."Four Options with each Obligation in your life1. Do it (put it on a to-do list)2. Delegate it (keep a to-do list of the obligations that have been delegated so that you can followup)3. Dump it (sometimes even good things need to be reduced) 4. Leave UnDone and handle it with prayer -"God, give me Passion for YOUR purposes in my day and Peace about the things that you don't want me to get done"Create a code for your to-do list:C- calls you need to makeE- electronic tasks O- errands that I will do when outInitials of the people to whom I delegated tasks so that I can follow upStar by the "frog" task that you don't want to do and do it first!100% Habit - give full attention and full effort to whatever you're doing and teach this habit to your children.  This is learning to live life abundantly -John10:10 and doing well for the Lord's sake - Col 3:23.How to Followup with chores or tasks:Have a high yet attainable standard - a Standard of Excellence within reasonPraise what you want RepeatedAppropriate consequences when they don't follow through with what they're capable of and have been clearly prepped by you to doGetting Kids to Listen the 1st Time, Obey, or Obedience:Think before you speak: "Is what I'm about to say, am I willing to enforce it?" "Is what I'm about to ask them to do consistent with our family values and rules?"Be calm, clear, follow through consistently, have good eye contact when you tell them to do something and if they're little, also be near them.*Mean what you say or don't say it.*No must mean 'no' or it will mean, "Mom doeSend Val your encouragement and thoughts about the show.Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.comJoin Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong FamilyFollow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOMWe're on a mission to strengthen families.Want to help cover some of the costs of the show? click here. A few dollars a month would help so much!Here's some other ways to give:Cash App: $valPSMPaypal: [email protected] with a credit card HEREAll donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms."May the Words of my mouth and the medit...