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Why Kids Need Chores to be Successful in Life

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Toddlers are eager helpers! Take advantage of this stage by getting your toddler involved in chores. Inside are seven tips for getting started on toddler chores, plus a free printable with age-appropriate chores. #kidschores #kidschoresbyage #kidschoresideas #parentingadvice #parentingtips

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Kids Chores

How to get started on kids chores - the right way: Giving kids chores sets them up for success in many areas of life, but getting started is half the battle. Here's a guide to get you started.

How to Get Kids Started on Chores – the RIGHT Way

Kids benefit from doing daily chores: Research shows that giving kids daily chores can help them in school, with relationships, and later in their professions. #kidschores

Why Kids Need Chores to be Successful in Life

Chores are a great way to teach kids responsibility, independence, and self-sufficiency. Getting started with kids assigned chores can be challenging, but getting organized can help. Use one of these chore charts for kids to get started. #chorecharts #chorechartforkids #chorechartideas

13 of the Best Chore Charts for Kids

Having kids make their own school lunches teaches them responsibility, time management and how to make healthy eating choices.

Teach Your Kids to Make Their Own School Lunches

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Raising Kids

Parenting a strong-willed child can test even the most patient adult. Here's how to keep that strong-will alive while also maintaining a healthy relationship with your child. #parentingadvice #parentingtips #strongwilledchild #parentingstrongwilledchild #strongwilledchilddiscipline #strongwilledtoddler

How to Parent (and Survive!) Your Strong-Willed Child

Everything you need to know about the recommended guidelines for leaving children home alone. Also includes information about how to determine if your child is ready.

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Raising grateful kids in an entitled world can be downright challenging at times. Kristen Welch tells how her family is trying to break the mold of entitlement to raise grounded, grateful kids. #kids #gratitude #spoiledkids

How to Raise Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

How to Un-Entitle Kids From a Free Ride at Home: Do your kids seem entitled? Like they expect you to do everything for them? Here's how to put an end to that entitled attitude.

Prevent Kids’ Sense of Entitlement With This Proven Method

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Books

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Kids and Money

Parents can help kids become savvy shoppers - understanding what's too expensive, what's a reasonable price - with these tips. #money #parentingadvice #parentingtips

How to Teach Kids to Be Savvy Shoppers

How My Parents Taught Me About Finances: How can parents teach their kids about money? This Millennial thinks his parents did a pretty good job and tells us what made them successful.

How My Parents Taught Me About Finances

Why a Summer Job is So Much More Than Just a Paycheck for Teens: Summer jobs for teens provide far more than just money - teens also gain perspective, life-skills, and real job training that simply can't be taught in school.

What Teens Get Out of a Summer Job Besides Money

How to Raise Kids Who Are the Opposite of Spoiled: New York Times Columnist Ron Lieber wants to help parents raise kids who are both money-savvy and grounded in his book "The Opposite of Spoiled".

How to Raise Kids Who are the Opposite of Spoiled

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