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Are you ready for more positive parenting tips? I learned that as a parent you owe it to your children, to teach responsibility. I think you should teach them to work and have responsibilities. You may think it is easier to just do it yourself, but children must be taught the value of work in order for them to be successful in life. If you want your children to grow up to be responsible adults, what you will learn here is important.

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Why is it important?

Many years ago, living in a large city, in a beautiful home, lived six young girls and their parents. They were happy, and each child had their individual chores to do according to their age and ability. This worked well for a few years until one daughter came running into the house one day in tears, because some of her friends had seen her mowing the grass, and she was humiliated. This got her parents thinking and discussing. How was this experience going to effect the family in the future.

What does a parent do?

In this case, the parents jointly decided that they should move their family to the suburbs, where they could have more room for their growing family, which now included a baby boy. All families do not have that particular option, so they must decide what works best for their family.

This worked great for this family because now they had room for a large garden, a swimming pool and pens for animals. Each of these additions, provided additional jobs for the children. Not only were they becoming more self-reliant, but they were teaching their children to work.

As the house was being built, part of the agreement with the contractor was that the family would clean up the construction site daily. Each evening the entire family would clean up after the work crews, and enjoy their picnic dinner. Soon a garden was planted, and weeds began to grow, so each Saturday morning the family would get up early to pull weeds. The job got done in spit of some grumbling .

Did the children complain?

Of course, children and teenagers love to sleep in on Saturdays, but, did they get up anyway and get the job done? Yes they did. There were so many fun and happy times together as they were learning the value of hard work. The family all joined in to paint the outside of the house. The family enjoyed this home for the rest of their growing up years. All of the hard work was worth it.

Positive Parenting Tips

Time for more positive parenting tips. As you all know, each family is entirely unique. You have to find your own way and what works for you. I will share some parenting tips from my experience as a mom. One thing I learned is if you work along with your children, they will work harder and enjoy it more.

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1. Job Charts – These work very well and can be made to fit ages of children: set table, empty dishwasher, fill dishwasher, take out trash, vacuum room, pets, etc.
2. Allowance – In our home, we did not pay an allowance. Each child had certain chores they were expected to do. If they wanted to earn money, we had chores that they could earn money for doing. These might include things like : wash windows, wash car, trim bushes, etc. (these jobs all age appropriate)
3. Jobs – Our children were given the opportunity when they were old enough, to work summers in their dad’s dental office. This provided money for their school clothes, entertainment, etc.
4. Pets – They can have the responsibility to feed, water, walk and clean up after pets.
5. Help others – Children respond well when asked to help someone in need, whether it be elderly grandparents, or neighbors. They can walk dogs, shovel snow, pull weeds, take out trash, or anything that they need.
6. Homework – Children were responsible for their homework, and it was to be completed before going out to play. This worked most of the time.
7. Service – It is important to teach children to serve others. You can provide opportunities to help at a food bank, homeless shelter, church group, etc.

Make Time for Play

It is important to remember that there must be time for play. Children need rewards for their good behavior, or just for being children. As parents we had a goal to build memories that would last a lifetime. Now as our children are all grown, they have many wonderful memories of growing up. Of course, we continue to build memories with our grandchildren.

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One thing I can tell you for sure, is that you will never regret time spent with your family building lasting memories. Finally, don’t let those precious years pass you by without spending valuable time with each other. How does the saying go? “I wish I had spent more time at the office.”

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