Comments on: The Mess Monster “Toy Jail” https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/ Home decor and organization projects made SIMPLE for moms on a budget. Clear the clutter and confidently style every space in your home! Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Lorraine https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/#comment-936 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:44:47 +0000 http://www.somewhatsimple.com/?p=6796#comment-936 I’ve been researching to find extra chores for our kids, to give them opportunities to learn and earn a little money. The concensus that I have come up with is that most parents use chores to punish their kids, the worse the chore the better. I have to admit, I have been one of those parents, but haven’t had much success. Yesterday I heard a concept that I LOVE and can’t wait to put it into practice. . .lots of details, but in a nutshell, our children should learn that working is a privilege and we need to be grateful for the opportunity and the blessings we have because we have chores to do. The concept is, that chores should NEVER be used as a punishment. This caught my attention, because in the world today, so many people don’t want to work, don’t want to do things they HATE. Why not make chores something they enjoy. . .make them fun. . .teach them to appreciate the things they have and the great opportunites that are theirs! Would you like to always be punished with something that you will be doing the rest of your life . . . .and hating it for the rest of your life. Just sayin’!

]]> By: Steph from Somewhat Simple https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/#comment-935 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:30:35 +0000 http://www.somewhatsimple.com/?p=6796#comment-935 In reply to Penney’s Worth.

I think you are on to something- we recently started making our kids do 1 extra chore of my choice each time they leave a light on in their room and it seems to be gradually getting better. 🙂 They hate chores! 🙂

]]> By: Penney's Worth https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/#comment-934 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.somewhatsimple.com/?p=6796#comment-934 I’ve done this with chores & just paying a quarter per item, no matter the size. But they left a whole lot of items that they didn’t think was worth working/ paying for & I still was picking up items. I took the left over items & sold them in the Garage sale, but… I was still tired of picking up after 4 kids 7yr-18yrs, after them knowing or some reminders of put it away by bed time or it needs to be earned back. I haven’t done it yet, but I’m thinking of charging a chore from the child for each item I have to pick up.

]]> By: Steph @ Crafting in the Rain https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/#comment-933 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:51:22 +0000 http://www.somewhatsimple.com/?p=6796#comment-933 Haha! Love it!

]]> By: becca dulgarian https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/#comment-932 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:18:22 +0000 http://www.somewhatsimple.com/?p=6796#comment-932 LOVE this!!! So stinkin cute!

]]> By: Jessica https://somewhatsimpleliving.com/toy-jail/#comment-931 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:22:47 +0000 http://www.somewhatsimple.com/?p=6796#comment-931 GENIUS!

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