Attention all busy parents frustrated with trying to get your children to do household chores:
Imagine hearing
from your child …
Mom, I’ll do the dishes?
I really love helping out!
How often do you hear that statement?
Are you a busy parent who is frustrated by
the
relentless chaos and disorder in your home?
If so,
then read on and
learn about a simple
mom-tested
system that will guide
your children
to cheerfully
do their fair share,
and finally calm
the chaos in your home!
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From: Janet Nusbaum, Organizing Consultant, Mother and Creator/Author of Mom, Can I Help Around the House? A Simple Step-by-step System for Teaching Your Children Life-long Skills for Pitching in and Picking up |
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Dear Busy Parent, Your children really can learn to do chores, even extra chores, without you resorting to bribes, payments or yelling. No, I am not kidding!
You know how it is … You come home to find the house a mess, backpacks in front of the door, the kids are screaming at each other, clothes strewn everywhere, dirty dishes in the family room, more dirty dishes on the kitchen table. And the moment you ask for help, a bigger screaming match breaks out. As usual, no one takes responsibility for the problem, and everyone waits for you to step in to fix it.
Daily family life is reduced
to tears, yelling, and bribes
to get
kids to
help
around the house.
You tell yourself you will make sure they help next time. But this time, it was just easier to do it yourself.
You know your children need to be responsible and self-sufficient, but life happens. You want your children to take charge of their belongings, and take more pride in their home, but that seems like a pipe dream. You vow to develop a system, but instead you say to yourself “I’ll get around to it later.”
I was once where you are now.
Maybe you can relate to my story.
In 2003, I was a full-time working mom to six-year-old, Anna, when I traveled to Russia again to adopt my second daughter, Alena, then age three-and-a-half. WOW, did our lives turn upside down after Alena joined our family. I had to start from scratch to teach Alena even basic hygiene and life skills for which she had never been exposed. I arranged a leave from work and immersed myself in training my daughter how to live in a family and how to behave in various situations. I used to say to myself, “How did it get so hard? What am I doing wrong?” Each day I felt like I was running in circles, losing ground, and losing control. What a challenging and intense time that was for all of us.
They say that “necessity is the mother
of invention.” It surely was for me!
As an Organizing Consultant, I was accustomed to creating systems for clients every day. If I could help families and high-powered corporate executives to be more productive and lead a clutter-free life, then I was not going to be conquered by a preschooler. But the reality was that our family life was in crisis, and I desperately needed to find a solution!
I searched high and low, spent loads of time and money and I tried everything under the sun … charts, lists, chore games … but it was all so much work and nothing seemed to work for long.
Each system we tried had some positive features, but none offered a complete system that …
- guided my kids to take ownership of their fair share
- clearly communicated what was expected of them
- showed me how to fairly assign chores based on age
- didn’t take up lots of space like huge wall charts
- worked for both my kids of different ages
- was customizable
- would grow with them as they matured
So I designed our own complete family chore system, that is like nothing I was able to find on the market. I drew on years of working with families as a professional organizer, as well as my experiences as a parent of two, and incorporated the best of expert’s knowledge in parenting, developing family values, organizing and age-appropriate chore development guidelines. The results have been incredible!
My children’s attitude and
confidence soared. Honestly, they
are
happier children, and it shows!
Other moms noticed and
wondered how I did it!
I began sharing my system with other moms, and they experienced the same positive transformation in their homes and with their families. I documented and tested this empowering system for my organizing clients.
| WOW! This is exactly what we needed to develop a chore system in our home. We had tried various other methods, but none offered a comprehensive package that included all the important elements. Janet thought of everything with the “Mom, Can I Help Around the House” system.
Our family is involved in lots of activities. With this system in place, I feel more freedom to fully participate, knowing that I have a plan in place to tackle our home maintenance tasks. Our household now has more structure and with far less conflict and stress over how to get it all done.
My boys love contributing and are even anxious to take on more chores that they see on the list. Being a part of the family and helping with chores is a definite character builder, and I realize now that they were capable of so much more. It just took the right system to empower us!
Thank you, Janet!
~ Jessica Rodgers, Westfield, Ind.
Mom and wife (3 boys, ages 9, 7 & 5 and a little girl age 1) and full-time pharmacist |
Let me share with you one lesson
I’ve learned in my many years as an
Organizing Consultant and parent …
You cannot truly gain control of your home and achieve
an organized lifestyle if your children are a part of the
problem and not an active and consistent part of the solution.
| I wish I had this book 10 years ago! I can’t count the number of parents who have complained to me about their children and chores. Chores are a major source of stress in even the happiest of families. When I provided therapy for children, I wished I had a resource like ‘Mom, Can I Help Around the House?’ Parents need answers and a method to follow to motivate their children for good behavior. Janet Nusbaum’s ‘Mom, Can I Help Around the House?’ system provides answers for distraught parents. Janet’s no-nonsense approach leads to calmer homes, decreased conflict, and most importantly, a feeling of responsibility and confidence in your children. I have worked with literally hundreds of children in my career and often wished that their parents had tools like this to teach them confidence and responsibility.
If you want help teaching your children critical life skills like responsibility, self-sufficiency, confidence, teamwork, and self-discipline, then you owe it to yourself and your children to get the ‘Mom, can I help around the House?’ system.
Leah R. Jackman-Wheitner, Ph.D.
Psychologist and Consultant
Author of Unlocking the Confidence Code:
5 Steps to Complete Core Confidence
www.confidencebook.com |
Now you can benefit instantly from the knowledge that took me years to develop!
‘Mom, Can I Help Around the House?’,
designed to teach children to be an active
part of home maintenance (chores),
is now available to you and your family.
$33.97 for
physical workbook
& 1 chore binder
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$11 (For each
additional
Chore Binder)
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$29.97 for digital version
(download workbook & 1 chore binder mailed to you)
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Each child (age 5-18) should have his/her own chore binder
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 You didn’t learn to bake without a recipe, and you no longer have to try to teach your children home responsibilities without a recipe, or a “How-to” guide. The days of arguing, nagging, yelling, and bribing can soon be a thing of the past.
With Mom, Can I Help Around The House? A Simple Step-by-Step System for Teaching Life-long Skills for Pitching in and Picking up, you will learn step-by-step methods and instructions for teaching your children how to take part in household chores without whining or battles.
Frustration and confusion melt away, and are replaced by consistent habits, routines, structure and harmony, where everyone pitches in.
But that’s just one of the benefits of this stress-reducing system. The parent workbook provides the foundation, but the significant changes occur when your children begin using their chore binder and take ownership for their household responsibilities.
Our hand-held “In My Family Everyone Works Together” chore binder contains a comprehensive inventory of more than 80 common household chore cards. It’s just like your children having their own mini-planner and instruction manual for every household task. (TIP …. You can use the master task inventory tool to plan your own chores!)
Imagine how different your household can be…
Imagine … your child coming to you and saying, “Mom, before
I go play, is there anything I can do to help?”
Imagine …. coming home to a clean house…
…. a school day morning where your children get up and
immediately make their beds…
…. a Saturday morning where your children take the initiative
and start the laundry …
…. your toddler picks up his or her own toys without being
asked…
…. your preschooler gets out a cloth and dusts – and does a
great job!
…. your elementary child brings you her assignment notebook
to be signed and suggests a plan to accomplish her
art project due next week.
… your teen takes out the trash, loads and unloads the
dishwasher and vacuums … without being asked… |
“Janet has been helping my family get organized most of this year, so I was thrilled to learn that she created a system for teaching my children to contribute at home. It was such a time-saver to have a system that was already created, tested by a professional organizer and by other moms, rather than trying to create a system for our family from scratch.”
~ Laura Biddle-Bruckman, Carmel, Ind.
mom to three children, (age 10, 12 and 14) |
No matter how hard you’ve tried before, THIS ready-made system will:
 Quickly help you develop a comprehensive home maintenance plan
and guide you to fairly assign each task to the right person
Decrease your stress with easy systems and routines for each family
member (toddlers, preschoolers, elementary children, teenagers, AND
parents)
Decrease the pressure of doing it all – I’ll show you step-by-
step how to easily lead your team and delegate effectively.
You no longer have to be responsible for doing everything! And,
isn’t that a relief?
Increase your children’s self-esteem and self-sufficiency. Kids
feel so much better about themselves when they know that they are
contributing in a meaningful way.
Develop responsibility and generosity in your children
Save hours each week that you were spending nagging your kids
and doing the work yourself
Enjoy better relationships with your kids (and spouse) since you
are no longer emotionally wrapped up in verbal chore wars
Reduce battles with your spouse because together you now have a
plan in place for regular home maintenance
Increase YOUR confidence as a parent because you know that you
are appropriately delegating responsibilities based on developmental
level and age
Provide your children with the structure of a comprehensive plan
that works in any home For two years now, we have used this system in our household, without fail. It quickly became an integral part of our family life.
$33.97 for
physical workbook
& 1 chore binder
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$11 (For each
additional
Chore Binder)
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$29.97 for digital version
(download workbook & 1 chore binder mailed to you)
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Each child (age 5-18) should have his/her own chore binder
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So you’re probably wondering … will this system be too costly and complicated to set up and to maintain in MY home? Let me answer these questions for you:
What do you receive with
your ‘Mom, Can I Help Around
the
House?’ system?
Component #1:
You receive the information-packed 133-page parent guide and workbook ‘Mom, Can I Help Around the House? A Simple Step-by-step System for Teaching Life Long Skills for Pitching in and Picking up.' This planning guide is chock full of strategies, expert advice, simple checklists, forms, templates and much, much more. It also includes:
a comprehensive inventory of more than 80 household tasks
an age-appropriate skill development chart, drawn from
recommendations of child development experts
worksheets and templates designed for:
- determining your child’s learning style
- developing house rules, guidelines & expectations
- taking a family assessment
- developing a family mission statement
- developing a behavior agreement unique to each child
- and much more
Component #2:
You receive one ‘In My Family Everyone Works Together’ child’s chore binder. This is a custom-made, poly-construction binder designed specifically for your child to take ownership of. (You will want to purchase an additional binder for each child. The system is built on learning age-appropriate household skills. So, having two children share one binder is not effective.)
You receive all this for a
low
introductory
price of $33.97!
Chore binder for additional
children is $11.00
Each child (age 5-18) should
have his/her own chore binder
(The regular price is $37, and the
system
will go to this price in the future)
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$33.97 for
physical workbook
& 1 chore binder
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$11 (For each
additional
Chore Binder)
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$29.97 for digital version
(download workbook & 1 chore binder mailed to you)
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Each child (age 5-18) should have his/her own chore binder
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The 'Mom, Can I Help Around the House? A Simple, Step-by-step System for Teaching Your Children Life-long Skills for Pitching in and Picking up' will hold your hand and walk you through every step to set up your family’s chore system? And you only have to purchase it once?
There are no additional supplies needed!
… For the cost of taking your kids to a matinee movie, you can gain a long-term system that teaches your children essential life skills for their current and future success. You can regularly experience a home where chores and responsibilities are completed and everyone pitches in.
… For less than one family meal at a local restaurant, you can
experience peace, harmony and structure in your home.
… And experience the question that I routinely hear …
“How can I help you, Mom?”
“The ‘Mom, Can I Help Around the House?’ system works wonderfully for my family. Now I don’t have to continuously badger my girls about what needs to be done, they have it all right there in their chore binder. It gives them such a sense of ownership and responsibility, not to mention how much it helps me! I just wish we had done this several years ago, but it’s never too late!!”
~ Mary Delaney, Westfield, Ind.
wife and mother of three (ages 8, 12 and 16) |
If you’re on the fence about whether this system
could benefit your family … perhaps you’re a
do-it-yourselfer
who thinks “I can design
my own
system. I just need
time to get around to it.” Let’s be realistic … if you had the time AND knew
what to do, wouldn’t you have already done it?
As a parent of an adopted preschooler who came to me
with many behavioral issues, I had to immediately invest
the time to learn how
to regain structure and harmony
in our home and teach my daughter
crucial life skills.
My parenting challenges work to your benefit.
You don’t have to take the time to figure it all out.
I’ve done all the work of designing and testing
this
proven
system – saving you loads
of
time,
energy, money, and stress!
Who has the time to …
 Buy the books and research the current
body of knowledge
Carve out time to read the books
Design the system you’d like to try
Guess what chores are age-appropriate for
each of your kids
Buy the materials to make your system
Design and make the charts, forms, house rules, guidelines, etc.
Implement the system and hope you’ve thought of everything
Keep track of the charts and who is doing what And haven’t you already tried other systems? How did they work out for you? If I sat down with you in your home to help you implement this system personally, it would cost you more than $500 in consulting fees.
Now, take a moment to imagine
how
this proven system, ‘Mom, Can
I Help Around
the House?’
will improve
your household …
 Clean sinks and counters
Freshly vacuumed floors
Beds made
Toys neatly put away
Bedroom floors clear
Towels hung up
Homework organized
The trash at the curb …
What a difference the structure of a comprehensive system makes.
What a difference …
$33.97 for
physical workbook
& 1 chore binder
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$11 (For each
additional
Chore Binder)
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$29.97 for digital version
(download workbook & 1 chore binder mailed to you)
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Each child (age 5-18) should have his/her own chore binder
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To make sure that you’re completely
comfortable with your purchase …
My GUARANTEE: If you don’t agree, after reading the parent guide and child’s chore binder, that you know each step for creating your family’s customized chore system, just let me know and I’ll personally refund your purchase price within 30 days of receipt. Plus the free bonus gifts are yours to keep regardless. |
From one mom to another … you know as well as I do … if you have read this far, you yearn for a change. And I’m sure you're serious about wanting to teach your children to be responsible and self-sufficient.
But are you willing to do something about it?
You could take your $30 and go out for a business lunch with colleagues. Or you could buy a new shirt. Or put 6 gallons of gas in your car.
None of those things will do anything to help your family situation.
But Mom, Can I Help Around the House? WILL help you now and long-term.
In fact, after you purchase the system, I can’t wait to hear about those incredible "Ah-Ha!" moments you’ll have when you realize that I'm not making this up. These methods have been proven to work in my family and for many, many other families, just like yours!
| “A comprehensive and practical guide to help parents teach their children necessary home management and organizational skills. With expert instruction and real life stories from her work as a Professional Organizer and as a parent, Janet has written the recipe for parents to tackle this often conflict-ridden process with confidence.”
~ Standolyn Robertson, CPO®
President, National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
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So what are you waiting for?
Remember … nothing changes
if nothing changes!
Take charge of your family’s home life,
empower your kids, and decrease the
chaos and conflict in your home
TODAY, (before the price goes up.)
$33.97 for
physical workbook
& 1 chore binder
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$11 (For each
additional
Chore Binder)
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$29.97 for digital version
(download workbook & 1 chore binder mailed to you)
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Each child (age 5-18) should have his/her own chore binder
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If you have any questions I’ve not answered, send me an email by filling in this form:
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$33.97 for
physical workbook
& 1 chore binder
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$11 (For each
additional
Chore Binder)
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$29.97 for digital version
(download workbook & 1 chore binder mailed to you)
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Each child (age 5-18) should have his/her own chore binder
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** Grab this price while you can **
This introductory offer will end soon!
Your chaos-calming family chore system and free bonuses are waiting! Order now!
 
Janet Nusbaum
“The Organizing Genie”
Organizing Consultant, Speaker
and mom of Anna & Alena
Organizer of the Month, October 2007
– www.OnlineOrganizing.com
www.KidsandChores.net
www.SimplifiedSpaces.net
P.S. I almost forgot to tell you about the bonuses!
BONUS #1…. My special report “9 Strategies to Clear the Clutter and Simplify Your Life”
BONUS #2 My special 4-page report “Shelf Life of 75 Common Household Products”, to help you decide what to keep and what to toss.
BONUS #3 you’ll also receive my special report “Stop Junk Mail at the Source and Save the Environment too”. This report provides specific resources (addresses, phone numbers & websites) for removing yourself from mailing lists like credit card solicitations, sweepstakes, direct mail, and more.
P.P.S. What are you waiting for? I know you’ll feel as great as I do when my children ask “How can I help you, Mom?” With the "Mom, Can I Help Around the House” system, your children will be on a path to feeling more confident, self-sufficient, and cheerfully contributing to your family.
Simplified Spaces
1950 E. Greyhound Pass, Suite 18-164
Carmel, IN 46033
317-867-1540
www.SimplifiedSpaces.net
www.KidsandChores.net
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