Kids Chores – Sequence and System makes all the difference
Posted by: Christine Mullins in Kids HousekeepingKendra has another question that everyone can learn from…
“Have you thought about offering a customizable CD in your shopping cart where people could choose the duty, choose the songs, the amount of songs, and the order?”
I understand where you are coming from – and there is an important reason why the answer is NO!. Because, if we did you wouldn’t see the same miraculous results that you do from the in-depth research behind the ‘press-of-a-button’ results that you now experience with Children’s Miracle Music. I recognize that every mom has their own idea about how they want their mornings and evenings to run. I have to tell you though, after years of testing in many different families’ homes we came to the conclusion that there was only one routine that was the most motivational in getting your kids housekeeping accomplished each day. Let me explain…
Naturally we would love to get up and do the easiest thing first which is to eat breakfast but the problem with this is that YOU will then need to help be the motivator in getting all of the other points done. The idea behind the game is to release you from having to be the motivator so that you can have the profession of being a TRAINER instead.
The music that is used on the game also has great research behind it. It needed to be a specific amount of time so that family members would feel that they need to hurry but still have enough time to accomplish the point (task). The music also needed to be selections that where highly motivational and specific to that point’s ‘beat’ in order to instantly change the atmosphere of the home into active participation.
Another breakthrough came to us when choosing the specific music for the Children’s Miracle Music game. This came when we had to find selections which could be recognizable – so that family members could hear it and, having heard it before, know how much time they have to do their point. It also had to be music which they would not get tired of. We accomplished this by sorting through thousands of tracks of music which do not have words to them. Words are what make you tired of listening to a song.
We did, however, choose a song that does have words for the last selection before you go out the door for the day so that you can keep singing it and be uplifted by it all day long. We found that even if you don’t like the last song you heard in the car before you turn it off, it’s easy to get it stuck in your head for the rest of the day! Since the words to the last song that you hear on the game are, “I am so happy. It is a lovely day…” family members are giving subliminal messages to themselves as they continue to sing it and automatically have a better day because of it.
There is lot’s to explore with Children’s Miracle Music – and I’m just getting going with what I call the Six Pillars of Strength - a full suite of tools and programs that give practical application to the core principles inherent within this game. I warmly encourage you to expand your own skills to train and cheerlead your family so that more miracles keep occurring.
Do leave me questions and comments in the comment section below each post. I would love to hear from you.
All my best,
Christine
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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.
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