"Have you hung up your uniform?"
"Have you done your homework?"
"Have you done the dishes?"
"Have you bathed?"
"Did you leave your planner out for me to sign?"
"Have you ironed your clothes? Wait!
Have you washed your clothes? Hold on!
Have you picked your clothes up off the floor in your room and put them in the laundry basket yet?"
"WHY NOT???!!!" You know that some parents actually plan on shouting these questions across their house every-single-night of their child's life from about the age of 7!
The question should be, "Why?"
Are you asking all these questions about what your child should have done until they respond negatively so that you have the excuse to get vexed?
You don't have anything else to do?
Do you think this daily nagging will turn them into a more responsible and independent young adult? It won't!
Instead, why not have them write down all the things that they are supposed to do in the evening on the Schedule 4 Success, and when the task has been completed, they tick each one.
Then all you have to do is walk past and have a look to see if all their tasks/chores have been completed. If they have, then give them a hug and let them know that you appreciate them.
End of!
Stop shouting and unnecessarily raising your blood pressure and get your life back!
There is no deep and inspirational story for the creation of this personal organiser. It is as basic as getting a good night’s sleep before a major exam.
If I were to sum it up in a few words they would not be my own.
They are:
“If You Fail To Plan, Then You Are Planning To Fail.”
I just took it a step further by not limiting this personal organizer to just academic schoolwork. I made a video to demonstrate…
This is something that anyone could create in Microsoft Excel so it is priced accordingly – the cost of printing and laminating. In fact, because the postage is more expensive than the item, usually people only buy this as part of a bundle or, at events when they can make the purchase in person.
Either way, make the choice to start valuing your time, by getting your children to start managing theirs! The sooner they start, the sooner you can stop asking silly questions.