Before all the hustle and bustle begins for the weekend, sit down with your children and talk about how to plan the weekend.  Think about how a super nanny would handle this.  How would a super nanny get the childen to cooperate and do their chores?  have a short family meeting withut any televison or distractions.  Think about what needs to be done around the house and what fun activities do you want to do together?  Then, as a family, plan out the weekend activities.  If the children have a part in the decision making process, they will more likely want to do what's asked of them.

before the meeting, the super anny part of you will have a list of tasks written down so you can ask the children two important questions:

1.  Which of these tasks are you willing to do?

2.  When are you going to have ...   more »

How would a super nanny get children to do chores?   Simple.  Instead of ordering your child to do something, like empty the trash and then nag and nag until it’s done, use a different approach.  Place the responsibility and units of concern onto the child instead of your being so concerned about it.  How do you do this?

Tell the child he or she can do an activity he or she wants to do as soon as the trash is taken out.  There is no TV, game boy, talking on the phone, eating snacks or playing outside until the chore is done.  Tell your child to take as much time as he or she needs and to let you know when it’s done so you can check it.  Then, calmly walk away, like the super nanny your are.  Don’t say anything ...   more »