Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307730670 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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But at a deeper level, it hits each of us who long to live our daily lives in a way that pleases God.” —Ronald L. Praise for Cleaning House“At last! Enlightenment about entitlement in our kids—and not just what it is, but also what to do about it.”—Elisa Morgan, author of She Did What She Could, president emerita of MOPS International, and publisher of FullFill“Parents, take note: Kay Wills Wyma’s experiment could change your life, especially if your kids suffer from ‘me first!&rsq
Cleaning House is her account of a year-long campaign to introduce her five kids to basic life skills and the ways meaningful work can increase earned self-confidence and concern for others. With irresistible humor and refreshing insights, Kay candidly details the ups and downs of equipping her kids for such tasks as making beds, refinishing a deck chair, and working together. Is Your Home Out of Order? Do your kids expect clean folded clothes to magically appear in their drawers? Do they roll their eyes when you suggest they clean the bathroom? By racing in to make their lives easy, have you unintentionally reinforced your children’s belief that the world revolves around them? Dismayed at the attitude of entitlement that had crept into her home, Kay Wyma got some attitude of her own. The changes that take place in her household will inspire you to launch your own campaign to dislodge your kids from the center of their universe. “If you want your ch
Kay Wills Wyma has five kids, ages four to fourteen, and one SUV with a lot of carpool miles. . She and her husband, Jon, live with their family in the Dallas area. She holds a bachelor's from Baylor University and an MIM from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Before transitioning to stay-at-home mom, she held positions at the White House, the Staubach Company, and
"Author shares good insights" according to VickyLynn. This book isn't specifically a "how-to" book, or a step-by-step manual that tells us exactly what to do and how to do it. It is more of a journal, of sorts, from a mother explaining what SHE did, how her kids reacted, and about the obstacles they faced. She spent an entire year teaching her kids, from the youngest to the oldest (ages Author shares good insights VickyLynn This book isn't specifically a "how-to" book, or a step-by-step manual that tells us exactly what to do and how to do it. It is more of a journal, of sorts, from a mother explaining what SHE did, how her kids reacted, and about the obstacles they faced. She spent an entire year teaching her kids, from the youngest to the oldest (ages 4-14), how t. -1Author shares good insights VickyLynn This book isn't specifically a "how-to" book, or a step-by-step manual that tells us exactly what to do and how to do it. It is more of a journal, of sorts, from a mother explaining what SHE did, how her kids reacted, and about the obstacles they faced. She spent an entire year teaching her kids, from the youngest to the oldest (ages 4-14), how t. ), how t. Great Book on Cleaning House and teaching children how Do your kids tend to think things just magically happen at home? Do they think "oh Mom will do it" or "It's Mom's job since she stays home"? Do you do everything for them and wonder why they do not help themselves unless it involves video games or the fun things they choose to do?Then this is the book for you!! Kay Wills Wyma wrote Cleaning House. A good place to start Homeschool Mom of 4 I bought this for an easy beach read (which it was--finished in one day), and for encouragement, inspiration and direction in motivating my children to do for themselves without expecting others to make things happen for them. I found little tidbits here and there, but especially loved the chapter where her November focused on service to others.W