Sometimes schedules can be active and parents overlook some basic household duties. Time management skill is not acquired overnight. It takes time and study to lead to a more organized, practical, and easy way of managing our household and your time.
Below are tips every parent should know about and implement
1.Know your hierarchy of importance
What is most important to you in life? What is your priority? You need to decide what is most important in this life. Determine what you value most in life in order to filter obligations through your personal lens of what is important to you and your family.
2. Keep to-do lists and a calendar
Keep a running to-do list that you carry with you in your bag or briefcase. Keep it handy so when you think of something that needs to be done it gets added to the list.
Life is full of a flurry of daily activities. We can only concentrate on what is in front of us. If you have a list, you can shift focus to do the activity later and it won’t simply be forgotten.
3. Keep an organized home
Your home does not need to be perfectly well kept. However, if you have an organized household you will find that life runs so much more smoothly.
If you spend more than 10 minutes a day looking for something on a regular basis, then you are not organized enough. You and your household need systems in place.
4. Don’t do too much for your kids
Many kids are involved in far too many extracurricular activities. If you value family and you want your children to develop strong family bonds with one another, Don’t have things scheduled every night of the week. If you do, you are going to miss out on family time at home and dinners together around the table.
5. Delegate
One of the biggest wastes of time in your household is you, as the parent, trying to do it all. You need to delegate duties in the home. Children can be assigned chores from a very young age. If they can walk and talk, they are capable human beings.
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