A quick update. We are now three weeks into our adventure with Bruce Feiler’s The Secrets of Happy Families.
Short story. It’s pretty awesome.
It’s a work in progress. One great change is our weekly Family Meeting. Still finding our groove and building habits, but a sweet reason for everyone to sit down and talk once a week. Perfect.
But the biggest impact is the checklist. The morning checklist rocks. Amazing how smoothly chores/habits are reinforced with a simple checklist.
We put our checklists on the fridge with dry-erase markers. Simple. Convenient. Easily accessible. And they use it every morning…with very little reminder. Huge change.
As Feiler points out, you can’t underestimate the power of the check-mark.
But checklists are especially radical when the kiddos write them. Check out these awesome to-do lists that Mashable shared…
Get dizzy. Sit down. Classic.
Get a checklist. They work.