by Michelle Caskey | Boys, Chores, Homeschooling, Parenting, Teens
Apparently, both of my boys will be working actual jobs this summer. We were hoping our oldest son would find work for the summer now that he’s 16 years old. But my 15-year-old was also able to find work, which was a surprise to us. Where has the time gone?!?... 
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Homeschooling
When our kids are little, we focus on lots of fundamentals with them. We make sure they say please and thank-you when it’s appropriate. We teach them table manners. We tell them about how important it is to obey Mommy and Daddy right away and with a smile.... 
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Homeschooling, Real Life
Well, the first several weeks of our summer homeschool schedule are under our belt and they went pretty well. You may recall that I wrote in a previous blog post about how this summer we planned to have a Life Skills Boot Camp of sorts for our boys. The First Week of... 
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Homeschooling
Having our kids do chores should theoretically make things easier for everyone around the house. However, getting our kids to do their chores can be a painful process. Quite often, it feels like getting our kids to do their work becomes way more work for us. And it... 
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Homeschooling
Not surprisingly, CHORES is one of the hot topics on our website. In todays culture, many parents experience a strong push to involve their children in so many extracurricular activities that they are busy from the moment they wake up until they go back to sleep at... 
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Homeschooling
Should kids do chores? In modern society, more and more parents are starting to believe that their children should not do chores. Some of them feel that their child’s schoolwork is a priority and that chores only take time away from those more important lessons.... 
