Stash boxes – a great way to contain the clutter

In an ideal mothering world, I’d never pick up after my kids. They would feel responsible for their own messes and clean them up without my assistance. But let’s face it, sometimes it’s exhausting to enforce the “pick up after yourself” rule throughout the day. I created these “stash boxes” to give me an alternative to the constant nagging. I really do...
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Stop the arguing with this handy Busy Bee chart

With three kids under 5, I get very sick of listening to the whining and fighting over petty little daily problems. I don’t like playing the referee all day, so I created this fridge Busy Bee chart to help me. Each day, one of the kids is the assigned to be the Busy Bee. They are the little decision maker for the day. They choose everything from what movie to watch at quiet time to who gets...
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