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Site search Web search powered by FreeFind SFC - Articles for Reprint - Free of charge The articles listed on this page are available for reprint, free of charge, in your email newsletter and/or website provided the byline and "About the Author" box is included and the links are working properly. Please let me know if you use one of our articles and where it is being used. If you are interested in reprinting other articles from the SFC site, please email me to request permission at andreas@successfulfamilychores.com. Thank you. The Heart of a Parent There is no job as important, rewarding, or life changing like that of parenthood.  What an awesome joy and responsibility it is to hold a new life in your arms.  How you handle this responsibility will not only affect your life but also a future that you will never see. Read More Family Portrait What do you want your family to be like? What is it like right now? If you had to describe your family or paint a picture of them, what would it look like? Read More New Stages of Life = Updated Chore Charts One thing I've found in our family is that chores (responsibilities) need to be evaluated and updated on a regular basis in order to keep people interested and motivated about successful family life. Read More Teamwork There's nothing like appreciating something you have until you don't have it anymore. Read More Goal Setting, Visualization, and Prayer The purpose of this article is to connect the ideas of goal setting and visualization with prayer. The motivation for doing this is to add depth, purpose and expectancy to our prayer lives. Read More Discovery (Part 1) Discovery... it implies going to a new place.  A fresh look at the familiar can yield a new look, finding a whole new panorama.  Read More Discovery (Part 2) One of the keys to “discovery” is active observation.  Active observation is when you actively move your frame of reference to look at something in a new way.  Read More Unwind Time Do you like to unwind when you get home from work?  What is it that helps you unwind?  Is it relaxing on the couch, talking with your spouse, enjoying a refreshing beverage or snack, taking a walk, doing the dishes?  Think about it for a moment. Read More What Would You Like to Do? My 8-year old son loves to spend time with me. Even today, one of his friends called to see if he could come to his birthday party after school. Read More What's Your Morning Routine? Everyone has a morning routine!  Whether it's planned or not, every family has one.  Have you talked about yours?  If not, I encourage you to discuss it as a family and write it down. Read More Discovery - Allergic Child Our son, Andy, had eczema from about 3 months old until we pinpointed specific food allergies and eliminated those foods from his diet. Just shortly after his first birthday, his skin cleared up beautifully. The foods were the underlying cause of the eczema. Read More Back to School From swimsuits and towels to lunches and backpacks, it's that time of year again! That's right, it's time to get ready for school.  Whether you are ready for it mentally or not, it's time to prepare for a smooth transition from summer activities to the regular routine of school.  Read More Messy Room (Part 1) Does your kid have a messy room? Does he/she hate it when you nag them to clean their room? Are you frustrated every time you walk into your son or daughter's room? Read More Messy Room (Part 2) Do you want to help your child get his/her act together?  Do you desire he have a clean room, but it just seems impossible?  Read More Potty Training Motivator What do Spiderman underwear and gummy bears have to do with potty training? Well, we tapped into a couple of things that Andy (our two-year old) likes in order to motivate him about toilet training.  Read More Potty Training 101 - Preparation When I first began to teach our oldest, I put her in "panties" and thought she would know what to do.  Then I began to rearrange our living room!  Well surprise - guess what happened.  She had an accident and I was in the middle of moving shelves! I over-reacted and boy, was she confused! Read More Potty Training 201 - Forward Progress If your child has started potty training and is not taking initiative on his/her own, here are some ideas to consider to help him make progress towards initiating. Read More Potty Training 301 - Night-Time Training Once your child has the daytime routine down, it's time to start working towards staying dry at night.  This is a process and can happen quickly for some children and more slowly for others.  Don't worry and don't push them. Read More

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