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    Getting some organizational help from the kids —Kelly McKiernan
   My wife, who is into creating scrapbooks, was looking through her massive collection of pictures to do a new album last night. I sat down and started going through them too, remembering when my boys were toddlers. It's a trite phrase, but "that (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Getting some organizational help from the kids —Manfred Moolhuysen
     (...) It takes some preparation and thinking ahead, but I suggest you make some kind of game out of it. Work with a bell as in boxing matches, that signals short "treat" pauses. Be crative with the "treats". Put something tastefull in a bidon and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, FTX)
    
         Re: Getting some organizational help from the kids —Alfred Speredelozzi
     (...) Thats pretty funny. And creative. I like it. -Alfred (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, FTX)
   
        Re: Getting some organizational help from the kids —C. L. GunningCook
     In lugnet.people.parents, Kelly McKiernan wrote: (snip) (...) Well I have an idea, but it takes a bit of planning. I *love* having my kids help with sorting, but truly I don't think it's fair to expect their help like the expectations set forth for (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents)
   
        Re: Getting some organizational help from the kids —Kristine Birnbaum
     (...) I feel your pain! This is what has been somewhat successful with my six year-old. First, I start out with the reminder that the bulk of the mess is his. If he doesn't help clean up, he will not be allowed to play with them. Since he plays with (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents)
   
        Re: Getting some organizational help from the kids —Mike Walsh
    "Kelly McKiernan" <kelly@anagrafyxx.com> wrote in message news:I4Cv44.1Kw0@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) in (...) tried (...) helped, but (...) them. Any (...) [ ... snipped ... ] My son (who is 9) is working to save money for a TRAXXAS (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents)
 

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