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NEATLINGS ReThinking the Chore Chart!

2/3/2016

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Why other Chore Charts don't Work!

NEATLINGS - ReThinking the Chore Chart. Works for 1-3 kids of all ages, it's versatile, has many features that others just don't have, comes in three different color combinations and includes 76 unique chores. It is simply a better chore chart!

1. Some chores just don't make sense to have done every day.

Other Chore Charts...

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Do you really want your plants watered every day? By the end of the week you may not have any plants left.

  • You can set up the same or different chores for everyday or the week.
  • ​​NEATLINGS separates out household chores from self-care chores. No other chore chart does this. Why is this important? Because every child has self-care chores, these are chores that need to be done by each child to be considered done such as get dressed, extra reading, or brush teeth. Household chores only need to be complete once to be considered done such as take out the trash, get the mail or water the plants. 

With NEATLINGS...

With NEATLINGS...

2. It doesn't make sense for all children to always have the same chores.

  • Chores are assigned individually to each child. One child might still be mastering brushing their hair while others need motivation to put away their clothes or do some extra reading.
  • NEATLINGS enables you to set chores that are age appropriate for each child yet it works cohesively for the whole family as all kids can be assigned to brush their teeth or make their beds but only one will be assigned to get the mail, or take out the trash etc..

Other Chore Charts...

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On this particular screen shot the only chores listed are self-care chores so they make sense to have each child do every day. However if your children are different ages then maybe your older children have already mastered many of these and should be working on more advanced chores that contribute to the household.

On the flip side if you did use it for household chores then you would have each child watering the plants every day. YIKES! Your plants might not survive a single day. Or each child feeding the pet, or getting the mail, or doing the dishes. - It just doesn't work!

3. With other chore charts it can be difficult to be consistent and specific with your expectations.​

With NEATLINGS...

  • Each NEATLINGS Chore Card has a writable space which allows you to be specific and consistent.
  • ​​It enables you to assign both chores that are responsibilities and chores that children can earn reward tickets for. ​
  • ​It enables you to reward more for some chores and less for other
  • NEALTINGS also includes an erasable pen so you can change things up when needed.
  • Self-Care decks also include coordinating ticket cards. Each child gets their own color. This also makes NEATLINGS self-policing as one child cannot simply "borrow" another child’s reward tickets. ​​
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Other Chore Charts...

​Experts say that it is best to be consistent with children. If your expectations for having a chore completed one day are different from another this is confusing for children and they will quickly feel confused and defeated. However other chore charts are limited on their ability to encourage this. 

4. Sometimes you simply need to mix things up.

With NEATLINGS...

  • You can change up the system many different ways. You can have chores by day, by week, by time of day, by priority; you can change the structure or format of the chart.
  • When things get tired and you need to mix it up, you don't need a new chore chart, simply change up the NEATLINGS Chore Chart that you have.
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Other Chore Charts...

Other chore charts are very static. You can change up the chores weekly but that's pretty much it.

5. Magnets can be messy and dangerous!

With NEATLINGS...

  • ​It's simple - it was designed without magnets.

Other Chore Charts...

Many chore charts use magnets these days. They seem easy but can more trouble than they are worth.
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Below are some snippets from reviews and a warning from popular chore charts that use magnets. The last one makes me wonder why they ever designed the chore chart in the first place as it reads "WARNING: KEEP AWAY FROM ALL CHILDREN... Swallowed magnets can stick together across intestines causing serious infections and death..."
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NEATLINGS - Simply a better chore chart!

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    For the record I am not someone that loves chores or housework in fact it is quite the opposite I am not a very "domestic" gal but I love my children to all ends and because of that I strive to teach them everything they need and to cultivate contributing, confident, can-do kids!​

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