For my new friend who inquired:
Our shoe system: It isn't the best. I would rather have a mud room to sit and deal with shoes, umbrella's coats and sticks. However, we enter directly into our living room so; We have a book shelf on which we all keep one pair of shoes or snow boots. All our shoes are 'family shoes' which means they go to the person they fit and are passed down accordingly. Some people also use mud boots every day. They are allowed to keep them lined up neatly against the wall. The other shoes that we sometimes wear are in the hall closet. Shoes that don't fit anyone right now are in a couple boxes under a bed.
The top shelf has two baskets which is where we keep the socks. One basket is for small and the other for large socks. Leon keeps his personal socks in his drawer.
Having a bathing schedule has really relieved some of the stress in our home not to mention some of the odor. We have three child rooms. They are; Black Horse Castle, Tree house and The Cabin. Each room has assigned bath days. They can bathe during any free time all day until dinner. I don't have to nag because there are consequences to missing their bath.
The different room teams are required to brush their teeth together also. They hold each other accountable to brushing well, flossing and brushing for two minutes. This has been working very well. The dentist was happy with their improved oral hygiene on our last visit.
This is just the way I do it. What is helpful to one family might not be good in another. We are sure to err, Err on the side of grace.
love, jeni
1 comment:
I love the names of the rooms, that is so fun! We also have what you call "family shoes" that get passed down. Usually ours don't make it through more than 2 passings due to ruff in tuff feet that like to climb trees and drag through mud. I am going to blog about dental care, we do it a little differently, come see it.
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