My sister sent me this link to a YouTube of Bible Songs or all the books of the Bible, in order as written in the Bible and then, set to music. It is a funky song that somehow reminds me of The Beatles. Listen to it
here. In fact, often I turn up some music to change the grumpy mood that can set in among our tribe. You know mama. One child is not happy about something and then it just spreads among the others like a plague. So, get some music on to change it. It works every time,
every time. I used it this morning as the boys were fussing about the almost three year little sister who was wrecking their Lego paradise. As if that won't happen again...sigh. This will be a fun song to play repetitively through our days so they can learn the names and maybe the order..maybe I will too. There was a song about the
50 Nifty United States that I believe I learned when I was about 8 years old or in second grade. To this day, I still know it and can now teach it to my children. I used to know how to play along on my old guitar too. I wish to dust that thing off too and play at times but that still has stops and starts to it...as you may have read in the last post, my fingers are busy knitting and what fun all that can be for me!
Chore listing. What is that? Charlotte Mason has written much on the value of habit training. Go to this
link to read on about natural consequences and soak up why we should value it in teaching our children. And, sadly, I see children when I am out and about, who just have not had much training. They seem to "grow like weeds" as a friend said to me one day. Besides that very hands on story, what about obedience and submission to the Lord? These values are imparative. Children should be permitted to be messy, uncoordinated, sloppy, forgetful and silly but that does not mean that at a young age, we do not "train" them up right. In keeping with those thoughts and beliefs, I have realized that along with teaching Financial Peace, Jr. from Dave Ramsey, order
here, I needed a definitive, monetarily tied chore list. A list that they can choose from, on their own, in order to gain cash. So my hope is that it won't just be me doling out chores but they can
choose to work and reap the benefits, and the cash money. I also have a new reader who can read these to his younger sibs so there will be no assistance from me in choosing to take the needed initiative. So here is my list so far, it is very short and carefully thought out, all ages and abilities considered. It is not finished, there is plenty to add!! :
Fold laundry load and sort into piles $.75
Collect garbage cans with lids and put back behind gate, close gate $.50
Mommy or Daddy back massage ;-) $1.00 (so far, my favorite!)
Do you have a list to share that you tie a money value to for your children to choose from on their own? Please share as I would love the help! I do have chores that they are expected to do and not get paid for such as get dressed, make bed, feed/water cats, brush teeth...and all the details of those chores that still require coaching.
