Skills to Make School Easier for Your Five-Year-Old
You can start your child off strong this school year by teaching them organizing skills that will carry them throughout their life. Most importantly, the establishment of routines can teach them many skills including time management, organization and...read more
Posted by Alison OBrien on Sep 5th, 2011 | 2 comments
Book Review: ABC Organization
1 LJ from SimpleProductivityBlog.com says about ABC Organization, Fun and Easy Life Skills for Children of All Ages: When I am asked to review books, they are generally involved and complicated. It was truly delightful to be asked to review ABC...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Aug 23rd, 2011 | 0 comments
When Children Get Grumpy
Let’s talk for a minute about grumpy children. I’m talking about children when they are past reasoning with, past logic, and past mollifying. Grumpy children are really hard to handle! The Reasons Children can get grumpy when they...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Aug 22nd, 2011 | 1 comment
Organization Skills for Toddlers
I’m often asked how to initiate teaching organization skills to children, when the teaching should begin, and how the process works. I like to use easy words when I teach young people about organization. Four-letter words are especially...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Jun 20th, 2011 | 0 comments
Autumn Auction, Fun for Holiday Preparations
As the kids were growing up we started a tradition in our family, “The Auction.” Starting the day after Halloween the kids would get to start earning their money for the Auction. The money was fake money and had to be earned by doing household...read more
Posted by Arden Haskin on Oct 5th, 2010 | 3 comments
Teaching Children to Obey (Ages 2-6)
Arden Haskin shares important ways to teach younger children how to obey. Read her article now … Photo from sxc.hu. Used with permission. ...read more
Posted by Arden Haskin on Aug 30th, 2010 | 0 comments
Toy Sorting and Storing Skills
Daunell Clarke, one of House of Order’s volunteer writers, has some great ideas about organizing toys in children’s...read more
Posted by Daunell Clarke on Aug 25th, 2010 | 0 comments
Organize Your Library Stuff
Who here loves their local library? Anybody? Anybody? So as you probably know, I use my local library. A LOT. As in, my family has a scheduled day of the week that we go. (It used to be a scheduled time, but I decided I didn’t need to...read more
Posted by Evelyn Cox on Aug 7th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Let’s Get Organized – Bedmaking
a success story … Ben and Jessica Raguskus Hello Sister Ricks, I had learned a method of praising children from your workshops last year: Specific praise. I decided to try it out on my six-year-old son. I even had him do the exact chore...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on May 7th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Summer Chore Standards
->Learn Concepts Click video above to get some great ideas for Summer Chore Standards. This will help even the most elfish, reluctant child participate with eagerness and (sometimes) willingness. ...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on May 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments
