5/06/2011

The Plan

I've been reading a great book by Merilee Boyak,
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A pretty detailed plan and ideas for helping your kids learn to work and be independent, competent adults. LOVE IT! One really good point she makes is that kids have never loved working (I thought it was just mine). It is our job as parents to train and teach them to work. She details a plan of what kids should know by certain ages.

We try to do interviews with the kids on Sundays (at least once a month). This will help me plan what they need to be learning and what Jeff and I need to be teaching them. So far Grant and Tyler are all over it and loving passing off the younger ages and looking forward to what they are going to learn. Haley is excited about learning to buy things on the internet, shop for cars and learn to decorate her room. Once Dallin found out you don't actually get a car when you are done, he's not interested....

If nothing else it is a good roadmap for what I need to be doing to help train some competent adults.




4 comments :

Erin said...

Oh Man, Angela...this is awesome!!!! I'll be doing this soon. Very soon. We've got a serious work problem in our house. And it's not getting any better. THANK YOU for posting this - those books are such a great idea! I miss getting to visit with you & hearing all your great ideas. ; )

Jules said...

Binders and all, you're ambitious :) I hope I can pass some of those ideas onto my kids. You must have some amazing helpers to help you with that sweet baby!

Angie said...

You are my hero Angie! Seriously, you always have the best ideas! :)

Kris said...

What a great idea! I may just have to buy that book and do the same. My kids complain every time I ask them to do something! Ugh!