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Parenting ideas to help raise kids and enjoy motherhood as your children grow.
Jennisse and I have been friends since our early days in MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) with little ones. She’s been doing points for 2 summers. She figured out early that her kids love to earn a lot of points. So, she’s setting their sites on 30,000 points this summer. You read that right: Whoa! Love it! […]
A little birdie (my husband) told me that I was making things “a little too complicated”. Who me? I had to think of every possibility before actually making the points chart! Here’s what was running through my head: How long will it take them to earn their points? About how many do they need to earn each […]
This Summer we decided to “pay” our kids with play money for their points. I thought I was going to make a graph or nice poster like Ann did, but it just didn’t happen. Reasons why I like it:1. When do they ever get to handle $20 and $50 bills?2. They swap out money with […]
I love Brown Paper Packages and the super chart Kierste created for encouraging piano practice. Reminds me a little of Summer Points – work hard, get rewarded! Maybe you could adapt this for an instrument at your house, chores, or Summer Points. She’s used it for a long time and it works great! Printable Instructions:Go […]
Our boys are neck-in-neck this year in points. We had a relaxing after 4th of July today. Without any prompting from me, they were reading and doing workbook pages! They are encouraging (with a bit of peer pressure) each other. Truth time – in years past, we’ve padded some of our younger son’s points to […]
Mom Spotlight!Ann liked points so much for her kids that she made a list for herself! I am encouraged by her discipline and the way she’s modeling good behaviors for her 2 boys.1 Point* Morning Routine (get dressed, clothes in hamper, brush teeth, make bed, morning chore)* Put all dishes away that are dry* Journaling […]
