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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Download your two free Excel kids chore charts today. No opt in required. These are the exact charts I developed to use here in my own home with my kids.
As a member of Kids Routines Chore Chart, you will have access to over 20 different customizable charts as well as a thorough 47 page [...]]]></description>
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<p>As a member of Kids Routines Chore Chart, you will have access to over 20 different customizable charts as well as a thorough 47 page guide book to help you and your family through the chores process. <a href="http://kidsroutines.com/order" target="_self">Click here to learn more about the Kids Routines Pack</a>.</p>
<p>Over here, it&#8217;s &#8220;Back-To-School&#8221; time and we have been working hard getting our family back into the swing of things. This has involved buying school supplies, new shoes, &amp; uniforms. We&#8217;ve also been cleaning up the kids&#8217; bedrooms to make them easier to keep tidy throughout the year.</p>
<p>Teaching our children responsibility has always been a priority for my husband and I. One way to do this is to implement an expectation that each child will contribute to the family by doing some chores. A kids chore chart is a simple way to shift a bit of the household responsibility to your children.</p>
<p>I will show you how easy it is to implement &#8211; and give you a FREE kids chore chart to save you time and effort creating your own system.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve used the basic Kids&#8217; Routines chore chart system but with a twist! I&#8217;ve created a simple kids chore chart that anyone can use &#8211; especially if you have more than one child. Like many of you, I have three boys at different ages and they have different abilities. This system will balance basic household contribution with the added bonus of paid jobs as an extra incentive.</p>
<p>How it works:</p>
<p>1) Customize and Print the <a href="http://www.kidsroutines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Family-Chores.xls" target="_blank">Family Chores</a> list.</p>
<p>2) Customize and Print the <a href="http://www.kidsroutines.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Family-Chores1.xls" target="_blank">Family $$ Chore</a>s list.</p>
<p>3) Your kids need to complete their daily jobs BEFORE they can earn any extra money that day.</p>
<p>This basic kids chore chart will help your children contribute to your household, learn valuable life skills, and earn a little bit of extra money at the same time.</p>
<p>Let me know what you think&#8230;.I hope this is helpful for you!</p>
<p>Jennifer</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some amazing facts about kids &#38; chores&#8230; and why you shouldn&#8217;t even think about starting a chore system until you read every word of this letter!


Kids WANT to do chores!


Parents want kids to do chores!


90% of Parents fail at this!


WHY?
If kids want to do chores, and parents want their kids to do chores, why do 90% [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some amazing facts about kids &amp; chores&#8230; and why you shouldn&#8217;t even <em style="font-style: italic;">think</em> about starting a chore system until you read every word of this letter!</p>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;">Kids WANT to do chores!</h2>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;">Parents want kids to do chores!</h2>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;">90% of Parents fail at this!</h2>
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<p>WHY?</p>
<p>If kids want to do chores, and parents want their kids to do chores, why do 90% of parents fail?</p>
<p align="left"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">From: Jennifer, Tuesday 3:23 PM</strong></p>
<p align="left">Dear Friend,</p>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">Have you been searching for simple chore chart solutions?</h3>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">Do you have kids who are messy and refuse to contribute to the household?</h3>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">Are you interested in learning the best, fastest and easiest way to implement chores so that your children learn valuable life skills, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">without</span> spending a lot of money on supplies and charts?</h3>
<p align="left">If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to any of the questions above, then this may very well be the most exciting message you&#8217;ve read all day. Here&#8217;s why&#8230;</p>
<p align="left">You&#8217;re about to discover a proven system for implementing chores in your house. <strong style="font-weight: bold;">This system works whether your child is a toddler or a teenager</strong>.</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center;">Here&#8217;s the thing: Children are tricky, and Parents get tired.</h2>
<p align="left">Life gets busy and the program you thought would work goes out the window. What you probably don&#8217;t know is that this can be totally prevented by setting up your chore system the right way from the very beginning!</p>
<p align="left"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">When you know how to implement a chore program, you can sit back and relax because your family will run more smoothly.</strong></p>
<p align="left">What most people don&#8217;t realize is that setting up your charts the right way is extremely easy to do. I know, because&#8230;</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center;">I&#8217;ve been working with Families &amp; Chore Charts for 12 years!</h2>
<p align="left">In that time, I&#8217;ve developed a foolproof &#8216;formula&#8217; for setting up chore chart systems with children of all ages that maximize your family time and teaches kids important life skills they will appreciate in years to come, and virtually eliminate any chance that your chore charts will be forgotten.</p>
<p align="left">I&#8217;ve compiled all my knowledge into an easy to follow, downloadble guide called &#8220;<strong style="font-weight: bold;">You Can Do It! A Chores Guide</strong>&#8220;</p>
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<p align="left">This system is guaranteed to teach you everything you need to know about chores and greatly reduce the risk that your kids will grow up without important life and housekeeping skills.</p>
<p align="left">I know that&#8217;s a bold promise and it might sound a little &#8220;over the top&#8221; &#8230;but it&#8217;s true, and <em style="font-style: italic;">I can back up every word.</em></p>
<p>Here Are Three Good Reasons To Believe Me When I Tell You Chores Will Run Smoothly At Your House Too:</p>
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<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">1173 Families use the very system you&#8217;ll be using.</h3>
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<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">In the past 8 weeks alone, over 755 people have signed up to receive my exclusive Kids Chores newsletter.</h3>
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<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">I will let you keep the entire system free if it doesn&#8217;t work for you.</h3>
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<p align="left">The bottom line is this: <strong style="font-weight: bold;">My system is 100% guaranteed to work for you &#8230;just like it&#8217;s worked for 1173 other Parents before you.</strong></p>
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<div>If you&#8217;ve tried free printable <a href="http://www.kidsroutines.com" target=_self>chore charts</a>, this will work for you.</div>
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<div>If you just got a new chore chart and have no idea how to implement it properly, this is for you.</div>
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<div>If you&#8217;re thinking about starting a chore system and you want to make sure you start out on the right foot, this is for you.</div>
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<h1 style="font-size: 2em;">It Works Like Gangbusters</h1>
<p align="left">and there&#8217;s nothing like it available&#8230;not in bookstores, at amazon.com, or even on the Internet.</p>
<p align="left">See, what most people don&#8217;t realize is that setting up a chore chart solution is extremely simple. You just need to know <em style="font-style: italic;">what to do, and how to do it!</em></p>
<p align="left">Even if you&#8217;re a total beginner and haven&#8217;t got a clue where to start, you can have your own chore chart system setup and running smoothly within hours!</p>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">There are essentially 3 main things you need to know about chore charts &amp; kids:</h3>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">1. How to setup your chart system properly</h3>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">2. How to introduce it to your family.</h3>
<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;">3. How to maintain the system so it continues working.</h3>
<p align="left"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">&#8220;You Can Do It!&#8221; </strong>covers all of this, and a lot more. And when you read it, you&#8217;ll be BLOWN AWAY with how simple it really is to set up a chore chart system in your house.</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here&#8217;s just a taste of what you&#8217;ll discover:</span></h2>
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<li>A complete guide to age appropriate chores.</li>
<li>The 5 things you must tell your kids</li>
<li>When to use incentives</li>
<li>The #1 Mistake most parents make</li>
<li>3 Secrets to Avoiding Conflict</li>
<li>22 Tips for Teens and Chores</li>
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<p align="left">And that&#8217;s not nearly all.</p>
<p align="left">You&#8217;ll discover much more in this rare and candid chore chart system.</p>
<p align="left">And what&#8217;s really great is that</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;">You Can Be Absorbing This Amazing Chore Chart System In The Next 30 Seconds!</h2>
<p align="left">You can order this amazing system right now and actually start discovering these chore chart secrets within 30 seconds&#8230; yes, that is right&#8230; WITHIN 30 SECONDS <strong style="font-weight: bold;">you can have a fully operational chore chart system that runs itself!</strong></p>
<p align="left">That&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve taken the entire system and turned it into a downloadable eBook.</p>
<p align="left">All you need to do is open the eBook on your computer and begin reading!</p>
<p align="left">But don&#8217;t worry, downloading the information in &#8220;You Can Do It!&#8221; is a real snap. I&#8217;m no &#8220;techno whiz&#8221; and I had no problem. (It works perfectly with both MAC or PC computers.It is available in Word or PDF formats.)</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><a title="Save $15" href="http://kidsroutines.com/order" target="_self">Click here to place your secure order and get instant access.</a></h2>
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<h1 style="font-size: 2em;">Ordering Is Safe, Easy, And Secure</h1>
<p align="left">Like I said earlier, you can place your order right now and be benefiting to this entire system 30 seconds later.</p>
<p align="left"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">The way it works is simple and fast.</strong></p>
<p align="left">Just click one of the blue links (like this one: <a title="Save $15" href="http://kidsroutines.com/order" target="_self"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">order now</strong></a>) and you&#8217;ll be taken to my 100% secure order page.</p>
<p align="left">As soon as your order is processed (takes about 45 seconds), you&#8217;ll be taken to the &#8220;Download Page&#8221; where you can instantly download the entire manual.</p>
<p align="left">This downloadable guide reveals same <span style="text-decoration: underline;">closely guarded secrets that have transformed 1173 other Families&#8230;and continue to be used by an average of 10 new Families per day.</span></p>
<p align="left"><a title="Save $15" href="http://kidsroutines.com/order" target="_self"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Click here to order right away and start setting up your charts the right way today</strong></a>. You&#8217;ll be thrilled with how fast, fun , and easy it is to get started with chores once you learn the right way to do it.</p>
<p align="left">This information-packed guide would normally sell for $29.95 in it&#8217;s offline &#8220;physical&#8221; format.</p>
<p align="left">But thanks to a special arrangement I&#8217;ve made with the publisher we&#8217;ve made this sensational resource &#8220;You Can Do It!&#8221; which contains my entire chore chart implementation system, available to you as a downloadable ebook directly accessible from the Internet.</p>
<p align="left">This way I have no inventory and no fulfillment costs. I don&#8217;t need to pay anyone to take the orders over the phone. This way I can pass along my cost savings to you. So you win and I win. But don&#8217;t worry, downloading the information in &#8220;You Can Do It!&#8221; is a real snap. I&#8217;m no &#8220;techno whiz&#8221; and I had no problem. (It works perfectly with both MAC or PC computers.)</p>
<p align="left">Also, I&#8217;m offering it at this low price because this entire &#8220;internet sale&#8221; is part of a marketing test I&#8217;m trying out. Frankly, I plan to raise the price by an extra $5.00 (at least) in the very near future.</p>
<p align="left">But even at a higher price, it&#8217;d be a bargain because this system works like crazy!</p>
<p align="left">I know from first hand, personal experience that it does and I&#8217;m so confident you&#8217;ll love it that I&#8217;m offering the following guarantee:</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">100% Money Back Guarantee</span></h2>
<p align="left">You heard me correctly. This amazing guide is guaranteed to work for you. And I stand behind it 100%. Test drive it for 45 days.</p>
<p align="left">If you aren&#8217;t absolutely thrilled with it for any reason (or for no reason at all) just let me know and I&#8217;ll give you a full refund with no questions asked.</p>
<p align="left">But the entire system is still yours to keep free forever.</p>
<p align="left">There are no questions asked, no &#8220;wiggle clauses&#8221; and no funny business.</p>
<p align="left">You have 45 full days to put it to work for you, and you either you love it or you get a refund and keep it free. Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if everything came with this kind of guarantee?</p>
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9 Simple Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Veggies
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It seems like a never-ending battle with the kids. Although you and I know veggies are delicious and they’re also good for you, they act like vegetables are a plague they [...]]]></description>
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<h2>9 Simple Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Veggies</h2>
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<p>It seems like a never-ending battle with the kids. Although you and I know veggies are delicious and they’re also good for you, they act like vegetables are a plague they want to avoid at all costs.</p>
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<p>If you need creative ways to get your kids to eat more vegetables, here are 9 ideas to incorporate into your daily meals right away:</p>
<p>1. <strong>Make healthy choices readily available and put the sugary and greasy snacks away.</strong> This doesn’t mean totally deprive yourselves of these delightful treats, but making healthy eating a normal part of your day goes a long way to helping kids develop better eating habits.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Add veggies like carrots or even asparagus to smoothies.</strong> Kids love fruit smoothies and they’ll never know you put in a little of those dreaded vegetables in.</p>
<p>3. <strong>Sneak vegetables into other foods.</strong> For example: Add grated carrots into spaghetti sauce or make a zucchini chocolate cake.</p>
<p>4. <strong>Try dip.</strong> You know kids love to dip everything. Just make sure they know they have to eat the dip stick and not just lick it!</p>
<p>5. <strong>Take your kids shopping with you.</strong> Let your child pick out a new vegetable in the grocery store that they’ve never tried. Then prepare the vegetable together.</p>
<p>6. <strong>Be patient and consistent. </strong>Avoid having a tantrum yourself when your child has a tantrum about vegetables on their plate. Sometimes it will take several times of serving the same food before your child is even willing to try it.</p>
<p>7. <strong>Make it artistic and fun.</strong> Place veggies into a smiley face on your child’s plate or decorate a pizza with them.</p>
<p>8. <strong>Let them choose: raw or cooked.</strong> Some children may have a definite preference as to whether their veggies are cooked or raw.</p>
<p>9.<strong> Plan your meals. </strong>Sometimes it’s easy to forget the veggies when you don’t have a plan…allowing your kids to get into the habit of veggie-free meals. Plan your meals and grocery lists in advance, so you won’t come up short on the greenery.</p>
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		<title>4 Secrets To Staying Sane With Chore Charts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 4 secrets to staying sane when it comes to chore charts, and I&#8217;m going to share them here with you today&#8230;.
1. Choose Your Timing
Implement your chore system at a good time for everyone! One of the best things about having chore charts is that it allows your child to do their chores on [...]]]></description>
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<p>There are 4 secrets to staying sane when it comes to chore charts, and I&#8217;m going to share them here with you today&#8230;.</p>
<h3>1. Choose Your Timing</h3>
<p>Implement your chore system at a good time for everyone! One of the best things about having <a href="http://www.kidsroutines.com" target=_self>chore charts</a> is that it allows your child to do their chores on their time. They know what is expected of them each day, and can do their chores at the time that works best for them. That way, if they want to go to a friend’s for the day, they can quickly do their chores before they leave, and not have to worry about it when they get back. It means that they know what they need to do each day, and can do it at the time that works best for them.</p>
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<h3>2. Implement it Correctly</h3>
<p>A chore chart system that has been implemented correctly works well for both parents and children. It means that the parents do not have to ask over and over, rather they can simply post the chore chart and explain to their children that they are expected to do their chores before they can play. This means that it is up to the child. It is easier for the children because they do not have to try and find mom and dad, or wait for them to get off the phone to know what their jobs are for the day. It also means being able to prepare for their day.</p>
<h3>3. Non Verbal Reminder</h3>
<p>A chore chart is a great way to always have a non verbal reminder of what is expected. When you have a chore chart for your kids, and you post it where they will see it, they will not need you to constantly remind them, instead they can have a visual reminder of what needs to be done.</p>
<h3>4. Motivates Without Pressure</h3>
<p>Lastly, a chore chart motivates kids. There is something rewarding about being able to put a sticker on a box, cross off a list, or whatever your form of marking the chore completion. A chore chart can be very motivating to a kid because they know once their finite list is done, they are done. This motivates them to work faster and harder so that they can be done with chores and move on to something more enjoyable.</p>
<h2>Which chore charts are best for kids?</h2>
<p>The kind of chore chart that is going to work best for you and your family depends on several factors. For example, how old are your children? What are they capable of doing? How much time do your children have each day? Is it summer or during the school year?</p>
<p>If your children are teenagers, a chore chart with cutesy pictures and drawings is not necessary; a simple list and accounting system is fine. If your child is a toddler and can’t read however, a list is not going to be very helpful, as they won’t know what it says, thus a picture of a bed, for “make bed” is going to be more appropriate. So, evaluate your life stage to determine which kind of chore chart works best for your family, but be sure it is simple to understand, that it has an accounting system (some way of indicating when the chore is completed), and that your children will follow it.</p>
<p>Hope you have a great day!<br />
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