Use summer or school break as a teaching time.

                Summer is a good time to learn new responsibilities. Taking out trash or doing yardwork can be taught sequentially on a slow summer day. A school break might be the perfect time to organize your child’s room to make it easier for him to maintain. If new routines are established over break periods, they will be in place when school resumes.

               Write down some of the things you would like to have your child tackle this year on a goals sheet. Put them into the notebook described earlier at the end of the introductory chapter. In this way, you can track your child each year and watch her ability and confidence grow.

Age Appropriateness: What Can Your Child Do?

                OK, you are looking down at your eighteen-month-old toddler and saying, “Sounds great, but I guess it will have to wait.” Not so. A child of that age can be asked to fetch items, fold washcloths, pick up toys, and carry plastic dishes to and from the table. We can ask and train, even at this age. And as they mature, our children are capable of much, much more.

Life Skills For Kids: Equipping Your Child For The Real World

by Christine M. Field

I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. ~ 3 John 4

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