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5 Ways to Motivate Kids to Do Chores
Don't let your kids drag their feet about doing household chores. Instead, inspire them to make the dull routines enjoyable and entertaining.
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The best way to inspire kids is to work with their natural, intrinsic drive to be productive -- even creative -- contributors to the household. Kids will feel like they are a part of something larger than themselves. "Here's why household chores are good for kids," writes Dan Pink, author of Drive. "Chores show kids that families are built on mutual obligations and that family members need to help each other." Here are five ways to activate your kid's natural drive to get chores and other boring tasks done.
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2/28/2012 02:46:59 PM Report AbuseI use an iPhone app called Quick kids, its has a really cool interactive timer linked to a star chart. It really helps to motivate kids to get all sorts of things done. Its free from iTunes!
1/31/2012 02:08:41 AM Report Abuseallowance, helping grandma because she can't do it, money he is putting in his bank account. Praise in doing a good job.
10/31/2011 11:51:13 AM Report Abuseallowance, helping grandma because she can't do it, money he is putting in his bank account. Praise in doing a good job.
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