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	<title>Mommy Points &#187; Ages 7 -9 years</title>
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		<title>Using Chores As A Learning Tool, or Some Might Say Punishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my 8 yr old son broke the glass in the front door of our house.  He threw a golf ball at it.  For reasons that are only known to an 8 yr old and defy any sort of adult reason or logic.
The glass needs to be replaced and is expensive.  Just how expensive I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing the Consequences Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an incident with one of  my sons a couple weeks ago where my son was being somewhat rude to his coach.  Rude in that he wasn&#8217;t paying attention and was being a jokester.  Just really being an all around pain in the butt.   I was on the sidelines watching it all transpire and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Co-operation</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/co-operation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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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.
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		<title>Again I Need To Learn</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/again-i-need-to-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Keeping It Real]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making It Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Ethic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I often ask my children why they are hell bent on learning the same lesson over and over again.  You know, why can&#8217;t they just learn their lesson the first time and move on with their life?
Today I realized that perhaps I need to heed the same advice.
My 7 and 8 yr old sons share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>without the weeds, there would be no lawn</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/chores/without-the-weeds-there-would-be-no-lawn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/chores/without-the-weeds-there-would-be-no-lawn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor Keeps Me Sane]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend my husband was lamenting the state of the front lawn.  With the constant rain and the breaks of sun being filled up with baseball games, it had grown really long.  Long as in it looked like we were living on a prarie, not a suburban neighborhood.
So we were having a [...]]]></description>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<title>Deciding On An Allowance</title>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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