Teaching our kids to WORK

I honestly don’t want to be a crack the whip Mom.
I have a laid back personality + I’m proud of it I guess you could say.
UNTIL it comes to teaching work ethic.
Then my CRACK THE WHIP comes out full force. WATCH YO SELF.
I also believe in making it fun, so it balances out okay. I guess? 🙂
We REFUSE to have entitled kids who
expect everything to be handed to them.
Jon didn’t grow up like this + neither did I.
The world is teaching them differently, but I’m bound + determined that it is still attainable. We are both business owners, they see us work, they see us play. TOGETHER is the key. Same team, always!

I listened to this podcast the other morning + have been on a mission ever since to develop our own family money philosophy.
Now that summer is pretty much here, it also means entertaining kids!
WORK BEFORE PLAY is what my Mom always taught me!
We’ve been slowly switching out all our home products to more natural ones. Not only is the packaging alwaaaays better, the chemicals are what win me over in the end. Cute cleaning products are the new “cute work out clothes”.  Ya feel me?

Grove Collaborative is my go to for CLEAN home products! They get delivered right to our doorstep!

I found that having one spray bottle for each boy (labeled with names) + one brush for each boy (also labeled) eliminates a whoooole lotta unnecessary bickering. Try it! #winwin

Our boys seem to soak up the independence all while working as a team to achieve an end goal TOGETHER.

At the office they alternate around following jobs:
WINDOWS
SMASH BOXES
DUST
DRY MOP
REFILL TP
TAKE OUT TRASH

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Here is a playlist we bump when we clean!
Crank them tunes!! Make it fun for the kids.
Cleaning isn’t always fun, but they get to choose their attitude + I think it’s best for them to learn that when they are little.
Take breaks between songs.
We are at the office no longer than 45 minutes.
If we go longer they whine + drive me insane.
45 mins is our sweet spot!  I’ll be giving away a free MEYER’S HAND SET today on IG, head over to enter!! I’ve ALSO partnered with Grove to give you a FREE Cleaning essentials gift set + a cute sink tray when you try out Grove + spend $20 or more on your first order! HAPPY DAY!
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I’m no where near perfect as a Mother, but I’m trying my best to raise grateful kids in an ever evolving + entitled world. Thanks for being here to learn along with us! xx