My daughter has this in the area of her eating. I had never even heard of this until going through this journey with her (I’m still explaining to people at church about this disorder because none of them has ever heard of it either). Nicole, I was wondering the same thing about a blog about SPD. We just have some modifications for her if needed, like she just collects the dirty laundry in the laundry basket and I take the basket downstairs for her. The chore sticks for our 3yo are pretty similar. Some of the chore sticks that we have for our 7yo: wash windows, set table, clear table, put away clean laundry, collect dirty laundry and take it to the laundry room, dust a room, vacuum a room, wipe off bathroom counter, mop kitchen floor, clean playroom, “dish dash” – collect any dirty dishes lying around, “toy dash” – pick up any toys that have been left out, feed cats, etc. If they’ve used a “grace” stick, I remove that from the bucket for a little while so they’re not doing freebies every day. We do have a couple of “grace” chore sticks in there like “read your sister a book” or “give someone a hug” on those days were there’s not a lot of time or when they’re just not in the mood because I have those days, too. With the responsibility system that we have that I posted above, the kids pick out a chore stick from a bucket. We ask them to do at least 1 paid chore per day. Those are things that are expected and not paid for. The kids are required to make their beds, do their homework, and keep their rooms picked up. We start the bedtime process immediately after dinner so getting chores done during the week for school aged children (who aren’t homeschooled) is tough. ![]() My son goes to school so by the time he gets home, has a snack, and does his homework, there’s only a little time left for us to play outside and then it’s time for me to make dinner. We don’t require a lot of unpaid chores because there really isn’t any time. I just thought I’d expand on our system since others are looking for chore ideas. How are you teaching your children about giving, saving and spending? I’d love to hear your ideas and suggestions. We love Cinnamon Swirl bread around here! Yum!) (Nevermind the fact that one bag is half eaten. While at Dollar Tree, I also picked up some more Nature’s Own Bread for just $1 per loaf. Do what works best for your family and your children! I share this with you as an example of what we’re doing in our home, not setting it up as something you should emulate in your home. Please note: We don’t profess to know much about this child-raising thing we’re just learning as we go. It’s exciting to watch as they begin to grasp the basic concepts of giving, saving and spending. So we went to Dollar Tree yesterday and they got to spend their own hard-earned money on a few items of their choosing. ![]() Last week they had their first “Pay Day” and they were quite thrilled! At this point, we’re letting them choose how they want to spend the money in their “spend” category. Plus, it’s providing lots of great opportunities to teach life lessons when it comes to work ethic, why we save, why we want to be givers and so much more. So far, they are pretty excited about it - most of the time, at least! □ - and it’s working out well. While this is not exactly how it works in real-life, we thought it would be a great way to help them learn the value of work and money on a small scale. We want our children to learn that there are chores you do as part of being an asset to our family and there are extra chores you can choose to do and get paid for. In addition to their daily required (unpaid) chores, we also have a list of extra paid chores they can choose to do if they’d like. We’ve been using Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Junior with Kathrynne and Kaitlynn to teach them the value of money and stewardship.
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