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How to encourage both helpfulness and responsibility, continuedI recently shared a dilemma I'm having in my family: the subtle-but-disturbing tension between teaching kids to be helpful with teaching them responsibility. I've eagerly watched the comments, wondering if you feel that same tension, and what (if anything) you've done about it. As I knew would happen, several thoughtful responses have come in. Margaret Weiss, aka The Child Whisperer, wrote an entire blog post in response, and shared it on the Parent Hacks Facebook page. You must read this amazing post. It's so thoughtfully-written, so logical, and yet so respectful of different approaches. I've read it three times and I'm still digesting. in many households, the chores are either being compensated (bargained, negotiated) or turn into a power struggle between kids: kids like the way things have been until this point and parents who see the need for change but are reluctant to proceed for various (well-intended) reasons. i would like to offer some guidelines on that from purely practical point - and argue both sides for those in favor of democracy. If you haven't already, I invite you to read How do you teach helpfulness while promoting responsibility? and continue the conversation in the comments there. I'm so curious about what you have to say!    Visit Parent Hacks to read the responses to this post or leave your own!
Amazon Subscribe & Save: What do you order? Talk amongst yourselves.In the homemade snack organizer hack, I mentioned that I order my go-to snacks through Amazon's Subscribe & Save program. (I use Subscribe & Save for fruit leather because my kids have it in their lunches or as a snack almost every day.) This program sets up a regular shipment at whatever frequency and amount I want and gives me a discount on top of it all. I save money over buying the items individually at the grocery store, and I don't have to remember to restock the pantry. Subscribe & Save is fantastic for all sorts of regularly-consumed items. Diapers and wipes comes to mind right away, but I'm sure there are others. In the comments, Lindsay had this to say: I am a HUGE fan of Subscribe & Save as well. SOOOO helps me out. I'd love to see a post sharing the actual products people buy from Amazon with this program. So, I ask: if you're a Subscribe & Save user, what do you order? Related: Amazon Mom gets you cheap diapers and 3 months of Amazon Prime   Visit Parent Hacks to read the responses to this post or leave your own! More Recent Articles |
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