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in Episodes on June 1, 2021 by The Mom Hour

A Summertime Chores, Life Skills & Freedoms Reset: Episode 315



We’ve noticed something: the end of school and start of summer always makes it suddenly clear how dang much our kids have grown. They’re smarter, they’re taller, they’re more capable, and all that means…it’s time to level up! We think summer is a great time to teach new life skills, reset chores and responsibilities, and also grant expanded freedoms to growing kids. In Episode 315 Meagan and Sarah talk about summer resets generally, and Summer 2021 more specifically – what our kids are ready for, where they need some support in the independence department, and how we’re planning on expanding their worlds this summer. Join us! 

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  • Related episodes on chores and responsibilities are Life Skills We’re Glad Our Kids Have Right Now (And A Few They’re Still Working On), Chores, Life Skills, & Household Contributions, and Chores & Delegation
  • Sarah did a deep dive on family meetings in the latest episode of Kidliterate
  • Sarah loves Todoist (affiliate link – get 2 months of PRO free!) for task management and uses many of the more advanced features to share tasks, set up recurring tasks, etc. (Would you love a deep dive on this? Let us know!)

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