New Review! The Everyday Family Chore System

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About the product/service: 
As part of the Homeschool Review Crew, I received a free pdf copy of The Everyday Chore System from Everyday Homemaking. (The book is also available as a physical product.) The book is written by Vicki Bentley who is not only the mother of eight daughters, but has had something like 50 foster kids in her home! 

The book begins with a discussion about how to lay the foundation for having an organized, clean home. It talks about two main goals. The first is to train the child to see helping out around the house as a way to serve the other family members. (I have exactly one child who really has this attitude.) The second is to teach each child how to do the basic chores that everyone needs to know before reaching adulthood. (At least most of mine have these skills.) There are basic tips for child-training in these areas, although Vicki is clear that the book is not a child-training manual. 

The next part of the book discusses both what each child should be able to do by age and gives ideas about setting up a well-functioning chore system. It's not a one size fits all system, but a basic outline of how to decide what needs to be done and how to create a system that works for you. She details how she has done it with her own family and gives ideas that will work for just about everyone, but with modifications to fit your families own needs. 

Also, I want to mention that Vicki also has written a book called Everyday Cooking. Some of the other members of the TOS Homeschool Review Crew have reviewed that book, so if you click on the link or banner below to see what other crew members think, you'll see reviews for both books. 

What are the pros of this product?
This book is well organized and simple enough for everyone to understand. She has a lot of great ideas but is not one of those people who promise that you will achieve perfection by following her system or puts together a system that is rigid and complicated. She is down to earth and admits that children (and moms!) are a work in progress. However, if you're a mom and have never really had a system, this is a great way to get one together.


What's not to like?
I can't really see any issues here.


The Crazy Mom take:
I have to say that I've already implemented pretty much everything in this book in my own home. (Not sure why it's a total mess right now. LOL) We have done the charts, lists, the zones, etc. I think when you have a big family, you almost have to and you figure it out on your own. LOL My kids are 14 to 26 so we are pretty much past the training stage, so this book wasn't hugely helpful to me, but I do think it would be great for a younger mom whose kids are still small. I mean the fact that she lays out pretty much exactly what I have done is proof that I agree with her system! If you have kids under ten or so, or have older kids but have never worked out a chore system, this book would probably be very helpful. :)



What's the bottom line? $19.99 
SALE! From now until September 5, 2017, you can get 10% off your order of Everyday Family Chore System and/or Everyday Cooking using the code TOS10books. (Please shop first and add the code at the end of the process.) 



I am going to give The Everyday Family Chore System 5 out of 5 smileys!!!

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*The Smiley System:

:) I can't really recommend this product.

:)  :) I doubt this product would be helpful to many people.

:)  :)  :) This is a good product, but it isn't right for everyone.

:)  :)  :)  :) Most homeschool moms will find this useful.

:)  :)  :)  :)  :) This is great, and I would recommend it to anyone!!!