by Michelle Caskey | Advice, Chores, Homeschooling, Parenting
Do you struggle with getting your kids to do their chores? Have you found that it’s actually easier to do everything yourself than it is to get your kids involved with the household chores? Implementing responsibilities around the house can be such a struggle!... 
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Parenting
Let’s face it! Getting our kids to do their chores can be extremely frustrating for parents. We have to constantly remind them or they don’t get done. Our kids complain and try to negotiate with us to either do their chores later or not to do them at all.... 
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... 
