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	<title>Mommy Points &#187; Chores</title>
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		<title>Overheard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My oldest son, a teenager, was telling me that he really needs a raise in his allowance.
But, you haven&#8217;t even been doing any chores at all to earn the allowance you are already getting, I said.
Well, I think going to school and playing football count as my chores.
Hahaha.  No, they do not.
But it got me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Chore Ideas for the Under Five Year Old</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh this is the age when they want to help you.  More  than anything they want to be your sidekick, to be useful and helpful.  The reality is that once they are truly capable at doing the chore they want to do, they will no longer have any desire to do it.  At this age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Summer Pastime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Instilling Values]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
What kids haven&#8217;t dreamed of setting up a lemonade stand on a hot summer day?
My children and some of their friends set one up this weekend.
They built the stand themselves with scrap wood and nails.  My word, the number of nails they used.  Let&#8217;s just say we should huddle under this should a tornado come through.
After sitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budding Entrepeneurs</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/budding-entrepeneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My 8 and 10 yr old sons, along with our 11 yr old neighbor have decided that they are going to open their own business.  What exactly will this business be, you may ask.  They will &#8220;do stuff&#8221; for people.  Yes, that is the official description of their business.   They are so earnest about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sane Woman&#8217;s Guide to Raising a Large Family</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/a-sane-womans-guide-to-raising-a-large-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/a-sane-womans-guide-to-raising-a-large-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discipline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month or so ago Mary, from Owlhaven, offered me a copy of her book, A Sane Woman&#8217;s Guide to Raising a Large Family. I jumped at the opportunity, not just because I really like and admire Mary, but Lord knows I could use a little more sanity in my life.
I got the book and, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Striking a Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an interview with a child rearing expert who says, &#8220;Don&#8217;t do for children what they can do for themselves.&#8221; 
I have been tossing this around in my brain for a few days.  Do I do too much for my children?  Or do I expect too much from them?  Or have we achieved a [...]]]></description>
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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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		<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>Chores, The Benefits for Children</title>
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		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/chores-the-benefits-for-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Ethic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Doing household chores teach children responsibility, self-sufficiency, and what it means to be a contributing member of the family.  All of these things are important life skills.
Being Responsible:
Learning to take care of your own things.  Get yourself and your stuff ready for school or activities.  Helping to take care of a pet.  Helping with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Care of a Pet</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/taking-care-of-a-pet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/taking-care-of-a-pet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chores]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many children ask for a pet and promise that they will take care of  it?
&#8220;Please, Mom.  I promise that you won&#8217;t have to do anything.  Pleeeeeease?&#8221; they plead.
And how many parents do you know who have given in, fully expecting that their children will do everything.  And how many parents do you know who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Chores</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/winter-chores/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/winter-chores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago we had a huge ice storm that brought down trees and branches, scattering them all over the yard.  Then the weather decided to dump snow on top of the ice and the frozen branches stuck in the ice.  And I promptly forgot all about the mess that lurked beneath the nice [...]]]></description>
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