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On the way to church I was thinking to myself, “Self, you are overburdening the teens and the littles have been living the sweet life! Do something, give this some thought!
In a conversation during Fellowship lunch my friend, KimC (Life in a Shoe) reminded me of some wisdom I had shared with her some time back.
Ready?
Here ya go!
Before you assign a task, ask yourself who is the youngest child who is capable of doing this task?
This can make a huge difference in everyone’s attitude!
The teens see that you are spreading the jobs around better.
The littles are so proud of their ability to assist the family!
The mama is happy to not hear the sighing of the olders and the whining of the youngers.
And you never know just how much help the little pokes can be until you let ‘em try.
I didn’t even ask her to help, she begged!
She can only reach the lowest row, and not easily. She worked it out!
Talk about taking pride in your work!
I am so glad I made room at my clothesline for Sally Mae today! She turned a dull task into a joy!
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We practice this too… I was not sure that anyone else realized it until my oldest was asked if she got all the work or if others did too, and she said that no, we used the youngest person possible. I loved that!!!
Sometimes I wonder if they catch what exactly we are doing or not.
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Awesome – and I’m having the same results here. It’s all too easy to load the super-fast, efficient olders with stuff just to GET IT DONE. Great reminder- and glad I’m not the only one going through this!
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Guilty! I always go to the older kids first. They will appreciate the younger ones helping more.
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That’s really great advice – I’ll have to put that into practice this week!