Getting Your Family to Help Out More - 229
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled04/22/24 • 5 min
On episode 229 of The Pulling Curls Podcast, Hilary discusses practical ways to encourage your family to help out more around the house. She shares personal experiences and tips, such as setting clear expectations, making chores fun, and the benefits of being super busy. Join Hilary as she untangles the process of getting your family involved in household tasks.
Big thanks to our sponsor Practical Parenting -- it's got just a few tips to up your parenting game a bit.
Links for you:My episode on the Saturday clean episode (#134): https://www.pullingcurls.com/podcast-134-family-clean/
Come join me in Family Routines: https://www.pullingcurls.com/family-routines/
Timestamps:
00:00 Set clear bathroom cleaning expectations for kids. 04:08 Encourage kids to be self-sufficient and helpful.
Keypoints:
- In this episode, Hilary Erickson talks about getting your family to help out more with household chores.
- Hilary emphasizes the importance of being present and working alongside kids to show them the best results.
- Setting clear expectations for the tasks that need to be done is crucial to avoid minimum effort from kids.
- Making chores fun by incorporating music and rotating rooms can motivate the family to help out more.
- Being super busy can also lead to kids being more self-sufficient and helping out more with household responsibilities.
- Hilary shares personal experiences where her oldest child had to pitch in more because she was busy building a business and working as a nurse.
- She addresses the advantage of kids learning to be self-sufficient when parents are not physically present.
- Hilary encourages listeners to join her conversation on Instagram to share their experiences in getting their family to help out more.
- She invites listeners to join her in family routines and practical parenting to learn more about managing household responsibilities.
- Hilary gives a glimpse of the upcoming episodes, discussing confrontation and busting induction myths for pregnant friends.
Producer: Drew Erickson
Keywords:
family help, parenting, setting expectations, kids chores, teamwork, fun cleaning, music, busy parents, self-sufficiency, family routines, confrontation skills, induction myths, pregnancy, nursing, podcast, practical parenting, raising kids, household chores, teaching responsibility, motivating kids, teenagers, parenting tips, family dynamics, communication, sharing responsibilities, teamwork, self-sufficient children, busy schedules, confrontation, pregnancy podcast
04/22/24 • 5 min
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