Just an Idea

Jeanine's post talked about getting kids to do chores, so I thought I would share one thing we do in our house. Getting the kids to pray at dinner time used to be feast or famine. They would all want to pray or no one would! I'm sure you understand. Anyhoo, my friend Jill shared that her kids each have a special day of the week, so I thought I would use that too. Each of our four girls have a day of the week starting from oldest to youngest. For instance, Delaney is Mon., Timmary is Tues., skip Wed. since we eat dinner at church, Merrily is Thurs. and Cassidy is Fri. On their day, they set the table and then get to pray. Over the years I've added clearing the table and sometimes doing the dishes. Eventually I would like to add helping to prepare the meal and even planning what to have. This works out great, no fighting and I have help four days a week!!!