<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Mommy Points &#187; Ages 5-6 years</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/category/children/ages-5-6-years/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints</link>
	<description>Stories of Raising Responsible Kids</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:01 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Making A Book</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/making-a-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/making-a-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor Keeps Me Sane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Just For Fun]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
The other day I saw my daughter sitting at the table with her markers.  She told me that she was making a book.

In case you can&#8217;t read it clearly, the page says: BEARS, RACCOONS, MICE, RATS, BULLS, BUMBLEBEES.  Complete with thumbnail drawings.  I suppose to help you recognize these things, though all [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/making-a-book/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Co-operation</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/co-operation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/co-operation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Instilling Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making It Work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Sometimes it is just the little things.

Instilling the helper mentality while they are little is so much easier than trying to fix it later when they are older.  Even though sometimes it might not seem like help, let them do it anyway.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/co-operation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Little Helpers</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/little-helpers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/little-helpers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Ethic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Sometimes we forget that our youngest children can be good helpers.  I really hate shucking corn.  It is just so messy.

But guess what?  My little kids love to do it.  For them it is like unwrapping a present.  My 2 yr old always seems surprised that there is corn [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/little-helpers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why Didn&#8217;t I Ever Know About This?</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/why-didnt-i-ever-know-about-this/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/why-didnt-i-ever-know-about-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Just For Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen years]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=47</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that during the summer select movie theaters offer free admission for a children&#8217;s movie, or two, per week?  You probably did.
I, however, have been nice and comfortable here under my rock.
AMC Theatres offer a free movie on Wednesday mornings all summer long.

Regal Entertainment Group Theatres offer selected G &#38; PG movies [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/why-didnt-i-ever-know-about-this/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rediscovering a Bedtime Ritual</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/rediscovering-a-bedtime-ritual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/rediscovering-a-bedtime-ritual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=7</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When my oldest children were small, we had a definite bedtime routine.  It was something that we all looked forward to, including me.  And not just because it meant they were all going to bed and I could finally relax before going to bed myself and beginning the madness that is a several [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/rediscovering-a-bedtime-ritual/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pulled From the Comments, a Question About Allowance</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/pulled-from-the-comments-a-question-about-allowance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/pulled-from-the-comments-a-question-about-allowance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allowance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jodi left this comment in this post and I thought it was worthy of pulling out for a post of it&#8217;s own.
Do your younger children understand the concept of the &#8220;bankstatement&#8221;? We are doing handipoints with 5 and 6 year old boys and I don&#8217;t know if they will understand the concept of the paper [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/pulled-from-the-comments-a-question-about-allowance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Conversation With A Four Year Old</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/ages-2-4-years/conversation-with-a-four-year-old/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/ages-2-4-years/conversation-with-a-four-year-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor Keeps Me Sane]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=30</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mom, I think it is kind of scary growing up.&#8221;
&#8220;You do?  Why?&#8221;
&#8220;Well what if you make a really really bad mistake.&#8221;
&#8220;What kind of mistake are you worried about?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, what if I am a grown up and I am driving in my car and I push a button by mistake and run somebody over.    Then I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/ages-2-4-years/conversation-with-a-four-year-old/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Deciding On An Allowance</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/deciding-on-an-allowance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/deciding-on-an-allowance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 02:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allowance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=15</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest questions surrounding an allowance, aside from the should I or shouldn&#8217;t I give one, is the amount of money children should receive.
Questions to consider while making this decision:
1) What will they be responsible for with the money?
2) Will it be given in cash form or something else?
In our family allowance is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/deciding-on-an-allowance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Work, Earning, and Saving</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/work-earning-and-saving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/work-earning-and-saving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2007 02:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Instilling Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Ethic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=14</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week my 11 year old son bought a new mountain bike, with money he had saved from his allowance and birthday gifts.  The maturity he showed he in the store, looking at various bikes and the features the bikes had, as well as the price, was something he would not have done had [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/work-earning-and-saving/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>So They Need To Do Chores: Elementary School Years</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/chores/so-they-need-to-do-chores-elementary-school-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/chores/so-they-need-to-do-chores-elementary-school-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 02:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=6</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember the mantra: It&#8217;s a learning experience.
Sometimes good enough is perfectly okay.
6, 7, and 8 yr olds:
This is the making your life a little bit easier age. They are not able to do most of the chores to the standard that you would do them yourself, but it is important to remember that a) they [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/chores/so-they-need-to-do-chores-elementary-school-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
