The Caring Instinct/Housework for Children: How to Get Kids Involved, Grow their Autonomy and Futureproof your Relationship

  • £49

Housework for Children: How to Get Kids Involved, Grow their Autonomy and Futureproof your Relationship

  • Course
  • 37 Lessons

How to get kids to do chores without fights and nagging? How to become their favourite coach and teach them the life skills they need? By the end of this course, you will be able to tap into your child's natural helpfulness, upskill them and let shared housework bring you closer together as a family. Bringing together science and experience for respectful parents of toddlers to teens.

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Contents

Welcome to Your Course!

Welcome to Housework for Children - we are thrilled you are here and hope by the end of the course you will feel empowered to lead your children into running the household with you.

We wonder if any of these sound familiar:

"My kids are in the world of their own. I work tirelessly, at my job and then at home. All they are interested in is screens and friends. Would it kill them to lend a hand with chores every now and then?"

"My child used to love "helping" me around the house when they were a toddler. That's the irony, isn't it? At first they want to but can't really do anything properly, and later they don't want to. I've got another little one eager to help. How do I not let them lose their enthusiasm? And is there a way to go back to helpfulness with my eldest?"

"I expect my child to clean their bedroom and put their clothes in the laundry at least sometimes, but we have constant battles over it. Is it too much to ask? I know my friend just pays her kids to do chores, but I don't feel like it sends the right message. This is definitely not how I was brought up, but also, I don't want to be fighting about it all the time."

Chores become a battleground at many homes, and parents are often losing the battle. An estimated 76% of UK parents say their children do not help out with the cleaning at all (2017). And yet there is nothing more natural than looking after each other and our shared space together as a family. In this course, we show you how to tap into kids' natural helpfulness even when there is no sign of it on the surface anymore, get a better understanding of what motivates children and strenghten your relationship.

Meet Olga and Joe
Adults work, kids play - is it the only way?
What's in it for kids?
What's in it for parents?

Housework and Toddlers: The Force Awakens!

Introduction
Day 1. Don't Hide the Work
Day 1. Taking action
Day 2. Give Toddlers Real Jobs
Day 2. Taking Action
Jobs To Share template
Day 3. Cherish the Intention. Tolerate the Mess
Day 3. Taking action
Exploring Praise
How Far They'll Go!

Housework and Older Children: Changing Gears

Introduction
Before We Begin
Day 1. Set The Course
What does success look like?
Day 2. Take the First Step
First Step
"It's your mess, you clean it up!" Where do we go from here?
Day 3. Housework As An Invitation
Invitation
Day 4. Expand, Explain and Stand Back
Generosity over Consistency
Day 5. Praise and True Rewards
Should We Pay Kids for Chores?
Should we turn chores into a game?
Day 6. No-Shame Housework
Day 7. How Is It Going?
Bumps and Jewels

From Battleground to Playground

Introduction
Guided Exercise for Parents
Housework Trigger: Olga's Example

Connect: a 40-minute video call with Olga or Joe to figure out chores in your house together

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Preview

Resources and Acknowledgement

Resources and Acknowledgement
Thank You!