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fiishfingers · 11/09/2013 14:54

An advisor suggested my ,then Hed son cooked the evening meal twice a week .This proved to be valuable for him(and the rest of the family).Do you have any other pearls of wisdom?Thankyou in advance.

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bebanjo · 11/09/2013 18:59

So your son how old?
Is interested in cooking?
Do you need meal suggestions ?

byanymeans · 11/09/2013 20:43

Hi. Im new to HE but my son has been cooking since he was 18months ish. He is now 6 and just starting to plan what he going to cook so I can get the supplys and role play resurants. I am planning to follow on with role play to include meau, writing and designing, plus maths with shopping him self. He often invites family over for his home cooked meals and really enjoys ringing them himself now.
Im not sure if any of this helps?

maggi · 11/09/2013 22:36

Do a family session of cleaning at a set time each day. Try to give everyone a different task each day and make sure those that complain the loudest still get the unpopular tasks regardless of thier complaints. Include the once in a blue moon tasks as well as the everyday sweeping.

Have a feed yourself week. Kids have to create abalanced menu, shop for it and cook for themselves, as if living on thier own. Variations on this include having a low budget or doing batch cooking and freezing the excess.

Pocket money for chores. If kids cooperate on the daily family cleaning sessions, they get a 'wage'. They must save a certain percentage into a bank account, they must buy thier own toiletries, 4 times a year they must give to charity (can be as little as 10p in our house, but just so they learn it is an option).

Monthly clothing allowance. Give them a list of minimal clothing they must have eg. 5 t-shirts (in good repair), 5 trousers, 2 jumpers etc... Then it is up to them to chose, buy and maintain thier clothes. They can still get special items given to them for Birthdays/Christmas on top of thier allowance.

I find shoes a difficult item to include because they are forever growing out of them and they are so expensive. The child might prefer to spend thier allowance on a special football shirt and be crippling thier toes as a consequence.

A proud parent chart. This is kind of a reward chart but it is not asking for any particular behaviour. Any time you are proud of them for doing something small (comforting a sibling, controlling thier temper in a certain situation, achieving a good grade. Then the marker goes up 1. This marker must NEVER EVER go down. It is not a chart to let them see how bad they have been and it must certainly not be used as a punishment. It is a count of how many times you almost cried with pride. - It can take a while to reach the top and different children progress at different rates obviously. Reaching the top should get them a special little pressie.

fiishfingers · 12/09/2013 09:46

Thanks for your messages .Food for thought.

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