Archive for April, 2010

He’s been 2 for 22 days now.

Emotionally, he turned 2 a few months ago. It’s been rough in this house – I always tell him he’s lucky he’s cute.

We never experienced the “terrible twos” with the other boys. This is a new thing for me – I think God saved it all up for Henry. We can no longer walk into stores with Henry – he screams like we’re cutting off his arm and don’t even think about trying to get his hair cut.

We’ve also been enjoying what “2″ has brought to our lives. We can take walks and Henry will hold our hands. He LOVES. LOVES. LOVES. books. He’s getting better about communicating what he wants, his pediatrician is FREAKING. OUT. about the fact that he doesn’t speak much. He doesn’t speak in 2 to 3 word sentences, so his doctor wants to send him to speech therapy. {Don’t get me started.} We’ll see where that takes us. He’s also become quite good at using a fork AND a spoon – makes for cleaner shirts

The boy is a gem. I just cannot imagine what my life would have been like without him.

{disclaimer – I was chosen to review myjobchart.com by BSM Media. To compensate me for my time, BSM Media sent me a ten dollar Target gift card. My thoughts on this website are mine and mine alone.}

My boys are becoming more and more interested in money. They like to earn it, but they like spending it even more. I was having some trouble coming up with the best plan for them to earn money. I knew the jobs I wanted them to complete, but needed a good plan on paper, so that we could all track what they needed to do AND how they could keep track of what they’ve done.

So, when I was approached to review myjobchart.com, I was very excited.

I’m very impressed with My Job Chart. Signing up is a breeze and the best part – it’s FREE! It gives you the option of choosing chores from a predetermined list and you’re given the option to create your own chores. Parents assign a point total to each chore and points can be given any value you choose. The website also gives you a lengthy list of rewards to use, if you choose. You’re also able to create your own rewards.

When assigning jobs for my older boys, I started easy and will work my way up as they get older. Each child has his own separate password when signing into the website. Once the chore has been completed, the child signs into the website and marks that they’ve completed the job – super easy AND they get their own little cheering section on the website Mom and Dad get an email saying that the child has completed the chore. There’s even a little section for Mom or Dad to leave a note for the child.

* Awesome site for kids AND parents.
* Super easy to use.
* Simple set up – easy for kids to navigate.
* it’s FREE!

I highly recommend this site! Enjoy