Comments for Kids Housekeeping Made Easy http://www.kidshousekeeping.com Fun, proven & effective kids housekeeping Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:07:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Kids Chores and Children’s Miracle Music on TV by Jonathan Sherman, LMFT http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/kids-chores/kids-chores-and-childrens-miracle-music-on-tv#comment-8 Jonathan Sherman, LMFT Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:34:54 +0000 http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/?p=162#comment-8 Hi Christine, Just thought I'd drop a line to say kudos! and to let your readers know that YES!!!! Miracle Music REALLY works: 1. As a parent I've used it with my two youngest children with great success (yes, the word "miracle" is fitting--it's not hype). My wife and I became instant and grateful fans. We all love the private date concept. 2. As a family therapist and parenting educator I have recommended Miracle Music to many of my clients. They, too, have been VERY pleased with the results. I am always on the look out for best-practice techniques, strategies, mindsets, products, etc and Miracle Music is in my Top 10. That says a lot because I am extremely picky about what I recommend to my clients and don't endorse products/services lightly for two simple reasons: 1. What I recommend affects their success and 2. What I recommend affects my reputation. So there you have it. Miracle Music has been field-tested in the trenches and approved by my clients and myself and receives my full endorsement. Keep up the GREAT work! Jonathan Sherman, LMFT Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Relationship Coach Bardos Relationship Consulting www.TheMarriageAcademy.com Hi Christine,

Just thought I’d drop a line to say kudos! and to let your readers know that YES!!!! Miracle Music REALLY works:

1. As a parent I’ve used it with my two youngest children with great success (yes, the word “miracle” is fitting–it’s not hype). My wife and I became instant and grateful fans. We all love the private date concept.

2. As a family therapist and parenting educator I have recommended Miracle Music to many of my clients. They, too, have been VERY pleased with the results. I am always on the look out for best-practice techniques, strategies, mindsets, products, etc and Miracle Music is in my Top 10. That says a lot because I am extremely picky about what I recommend to my clients and don’t endorse products/services lightly for two simple reasons: 1. What I recommend affects their success and 2. What I recommend affects my reputation.

So there you have it. Miracle Music has been field-tested in the trenches and approved by my clients and myself and receives my full endorsement.

Keep up the GREAT work!

Jonathan Sherman, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Relationship Coach
Bardos Relationship Consulting
http://www.TheMarriageAcademy.com

]]> Comment on The Best Kids Reward: A Private Date with Mom or Dad by Becky Mohr http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/motivational-music/question-from-kendra-private-dates#comment-7 Becky Mohr Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:48:40 +0000 http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/?p=118#comment-7 I am a mother of five, ages 4-25. I know this is not officially a 'date' but it is in the same subject line and I hope it will be helpful to others in my situation. I am far from a perfect parent and I have learned this lesson over time with the help of a child whose needs demanded a lot of personal growth in me. I have a HIGHLY social 4 year old who is my only child at home. He was a late in life baby and is 11 years behind his youngest sibling... all girls. One to three of his sisters was home during his first two years so when they all moved out or started high school, his HIGH NEED for interaction was DRAINING when suddenly it was just myself and him at home all day. I have an in home business and it was virtually impossible to get work done at this stage. I believe strongly that a child benefits greatly from learning 'happy solitude' no matter what his personality and to entertain himself PRODUCTIVELY. I have gradually stretched our son in this ability over the past two years and he is doing WONDERFULLY with it. It makes SUCH a TREMENDOUS difference in our day when I practice being ALL THERE when he comes to me and asks: "What do you want to do, Mom?" This is a CHOICE for me because it doesn't come naturally for my goal oriented personality. If I immediately take just 10 minutes to put on his four year old passion in my activity with him with an 'I'm ALL HERE focus' ... he will subsequently entertain himself constructively for long periods in between. It is the FOCUSED ATTENTION to his need for interaction that makes the difference. Because I want to be his role model, I have resisted the temptation to load him down with friends to make things easier for myself ... other four year olds cannot train and are never the behavior models that I want for his PRIMARY role modeling. It has also been necessary to limit his TV to one movie a week which has been a hard choice for me. But with his personality he becomes addicted to the audio-visual and then combative in lobbying about it if I give him more than that... he wants it all the time and this, I know, is not healthy for his development. I give him moderate time with friends through the week with play dates and 'park' time, but the thing which has helped me the most in parenting his needs is those 10 minute dates with him through the day which seem to have enabled him to become independent in entertaining himself [usually in the same room where I am working/writing]. He is ALL BOY and VERY strong willed, yet he has gotten into LESS mischief than my more compliant girls did, I feel in part because I did not GIVE myself to this practice with them [and partly because there's only ONE of him to devise mischief]. He is intensely passionate and sensitive and I've had to learn a whole new style of parenting to help him gain control of himself when he is disappointed or angry. The BONDING which this practice of having 'be all there moments' has produced has also played a vital role in my ability to train him to comply willingly without a major meltdown when it comes time to go in a direction/ do an activity that he doesn't want to do. I am thrilled with the effectiveness of this positive focused, parental attention and I TOTALLY TRACK WITH YOUR USE OF THIS AS THE ULTIMATE GIFT TO A CHILD. I am a mother of five, ages 4-25. I know this is not officially a ‘date’ but it is in the same subject line and I hope it will be helpful to others in my situation. I am far from a perfect parent and I have learned this lesson over time with the help of a child whose needs demanded a lot of personal growth in me. I have a HIGHLY social 4 year old who is my only child at home. He was a late in life baby and is 11 years behind his youngest sibling… all girls. One to three of his sisters was home during his first two years so when they all moved out or started high school, his HIGH NEED for interaction was DRAINING when suddenly it was just myself and him at home all day. I have an in home business and it was virtually impossible to get work done at this stage. I believe strongly that a child benefits greatly from learning ‘happy solitude’ no matter what his personality and to entertain himself PRODUCTIVELY. I have gradually stretched our son in this ability over the past two years and he is doing WONDERFULLY with it. It makes SUCH a TREMENDOUS difference in our day when I practice being ALL THERE when he comes to me and asks: “What do you want to do, Mom?” This is a CHOICE for me because it doesn’t come naturally for my goal oriented personality. If I immediately take just 10 minutes to put on his four year old passion in my activity with him with an ‘I’m ALL HERE focus’ … he will subsequently entertain himself constructively for long periods in between. It is the FOCUSED ATTENTION to his need for interaction that makes the difference. Because I want to be his role model, I have resisted the temptation to load him down with friends to make things easier for myself … other four year olds cannot train and are never the behavior models that I want for his PRIMARY role modeling. It has also been necessary to limit his TV to one movie a week which has been a hard choice for me. But with his personality he becomes addicted to the audio-visual and then combative in lobbying about it if I give him more than that… he wants it all the time and this, I know, is not healthy for his development. I give him moderate time with friends through the week with play dates and ‘park’ time, but the thing which has helped me the most in parenting his needs is those 10 minute dates with him through the day which seem to have enabled him to become independent in entertaining himself [usually in the same room where I am working/writing]. He is ALL BOY and VERY strong willed, yet he has gotten into LESS mischief than my more compliant girls did, I feel in part because I did not GIVE myself to this practice with them [and partly because there's only ONE of him to devise mischief]. He is intensely passionate and sensitive and I’ve had to learn a whole new style of parenting to help him gain control of himself when he is disappointed or angry. The BONDING which this practice of having ‘be all there moments’ has produced has also played a vital role in my ability to train him to comply willingly without a major meltdown when it comes time to go in a direction/ do an activity that he doesn’t want to do. I am thrilled with the effectiveness of this positive focused, parental attention and I TOTALLY TRACK WITH YOUR USE OF THIS AS THE ULTIMATE GIFT TO A CHILD.

]]> Comment on The Best Kids Reward: A Private Date with Mom or Dad by jody rudd http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/motivational-music/question-from-kendra-private-dates#comment-6 jody rudd Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/?p=118#comment-6 Dear Christine, Thank you for this blog about ideas for private dates! This was my biggest concern since we have 6 children and it's simply not practical to take them out each time they earn the points. Wonderful suggestions! Thank you for sharing! Dear Christine,

Thank you for this blog about ideas for private dates! This was my biggest concern since we have 6 children and it’s simply not practical to take them out each time they earn the points. Wonderful suggestions! Thank you for sharing!

]]> Comment on Kids Chores and Children’s Miracle Music on TV by Asia Snow http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/kids-chores/kids-chores-and-childrens-miracle-music-on-tv#comment-5 Asia Snow Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:16:51 +0000 http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/?p=162#comment-5 This product has helped our family life tremendously! Thank you for taking the time to research and develop it. Your TV clip here is great to see. Fabulous blog! This product has helped our family life tremendously! Thank you for taking the time to research and develop it. Your TV clip here is great to see. Fabulous blog!

]]> Comment on Kids Chores – Sequence and System makes all the difference by Christine http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/kids-housekeeping/kids-chores-sequence-and-system-makes-all-the-difference#comment-4 Christine Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:05:08 +0000 http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/?p=147#comment-4 Dear Jennifer, Hi. I'm so glad to hear that you will be starting your 21 month old little boy on the Children's Miracle Music game. I start my children when they are born so that they can learn the SKILLS, HABIT and DESIRE to become self-reliant and responsible right from the start. I have a 21 month old also. Her name is Grace. She and my three year old, Angel, share a room. So, when the morning music starts I put my hand on Angels hand and, with Grace watching on from her crib, train her how to do one small thing to learn how to make her bed better. Right now she is learning how to lay her cuddle blanket flat on the floor and then match up the corners as she folds it. She then places it at the bottom of her bed. When I get over to Grace, she knows, by having watched my example, that she is supposed to be making her bed and she hands me her blanket. I then put my hand on her hand and help her to fold her blanket also. Since they practice this every day, they are becoming good at making their beds and folding their blankies. I change Graces diaper during the "Use the Bathroom" music and when the "Act of Kindness" music comes on she knows to run to the dryer and empty the lint screen. She then starts handing the dry clothes from the dryer to Angel to hang up. (Angel has been practicing doing the laundry every day for three years and can almost completely do our families laundry by herself.) Grace knows how to do these things because I have put my hand on her hand and done these things WITH her so many times that she now knows to do some of the laundry and bed making on her own. Every person, no matter what their age, needs to do these eight morning points and four evening points so that they can have the HABIT, SKILLS and DESIRE to get their necessary things done quickly and happily each day. They then have the rest of their day left over so that they can do what's important like serve others instead of just themselves. Please let me know if you want me to expand on any of these things. It was good to hear from you. Thanks for writing, Christine Dear Jennifer,

Hi. I’m so glad to hear that you will be starting your 21 month old little boy on the Children’s Miracle Music game. I start my children when they are born so that they can learn the SKILLS, HABIT and DESIRE to become self-reliant and responsible right from the start. I have a 21 month old also. Her name is Grace. She and my three year old, Angel, share a room. So, when the morning music starts I put my hand on Angels hand and, with Grace watching on from her crib, train her how to do one small thing to learn how to make her bed better. Right now she is learning how to lay her cuddle blanket flat on the floor and then match up the corners as she folds it. She then places it at the bottom of her bed. When I get over to Grace, she knows, by having watched my example, that she is supposed to be making her bed and she hands me her blanket. I then put my hand on her hand and help her to fold her blanket also. Since they practice this every day, they are becoming good at making their beds and folding their blankies. I change Graces diaper during the “Use the Bathroom” music and when the “Act of Kindness” music comes on she knows to run to the dryer and empty the lint screen. She then starts handing the dry clothes from the dryer to Angel to hang up. (Angel has been practicing doing the laundry every day for three years and can almost completely do our families laundry by herself.) Grace knows how to do these things because I have put my hand on her hand and done these things WITH her so many times that she now knows to do some of the laundry and bed making on her own. Every person, no matter what their age, needs to do these eight morning points and four evening points so that they can have the HABIT, SKILLS and DESIRE to get their necessary things done quickly and happily each day. They then have the rest of their day left over so that they can do what’s important like serve others instead of just themselves. Please let me know if you want me to expand on any of these things. It was good to hear from you.

Thanks for writing,
Christine

]]> Comment on Kids Chores – Sequence and System makes all the difference by Jennifer Whetten http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/kids-housekeeping/kids-chores-sequence-and-system-makes-all-the-difference#comment-3 Jennifer Whetten Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:22:14 +0000 http://www.kidshousekeeping.com/?p=147#comment-3 Christine, I just received your system free from the drawing at the Utah Valley Women's Expo. I am so excited to start using it! The only problem is I'm not quite sure how to start. I have 1 child who's 21 months and who still sleeps in a crib..therefore how do I get him to make the bed? Any suggestions on how to start? Thanks. Christine,

I just received your system free from the drawing at the Utah Valley Women’s Expo. I am so excited to start using it! The only problem is I’m not quite sure how to start. I have 1 child who’s 21 months and who still sleeps in a crib..therefore how do I get him to make the bed? Any suggestions on how to start?
Thanks.

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