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Say Goodbye to Chaotic Mornings: Get the Kids out of the House Without the Stress

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How to Have a Family Money Meeting (Even with Young Kids)

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3 Big Reasons I Pay My Kids to do Jobs (not chores) Around the House

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Tricks for Managing Online Distance Learning While Working from Home

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3 Signs Your Family Needs a Morning Routine

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Practical Steps for Creating Realistic Routines

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What is the Life Skills Ladder and How Does it Work?

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Kids Need Life Skills Now More Than Ever: How to Cook and Clean

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How to Streamline Your Family Morning Routine on School Days

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How we Connect with Our Kids: Ideas for Parent Child One-on-One Time

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Say Goodbye to Chaotic Mornings: Get the Kids out of the House Without the Stress

Say Goodbye to Chaotic Mornings: Get the Kids out of the House Without the Stress

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Feb 5, 2021 | Family and Life Skills, Habits, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems

You’re completely frazzled and rushing around the house. School starts in 30 minutes! You call up the steps but you’re not even sure your kids are out of bed yet, let alone dressed.  You’re trying to get it all done. Make breakfast, sign all the paperwork/homework,...

How to Have a Family Money Meeting (Even with Young Kids)

How to Have a Family Money Meeting (Even with Young Kids)

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Dec 11, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Habits, Independence, Money Skills, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems, Work Ethics

One thing I know for sure - and you’ll hear me say over and over again is this: It’s never too early to start talking to your kids about money! I try to find spontaneous moments in my daily life where I can share with my kids about money. But, I try to teach them...

3 Big Reasons I Pay My Kids to do Jobs (not chores) Around the House

3 Big Reasons I Pay My Kids to do Jobs (not chores) Around the House

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Oct 16, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems

Are you currently paying your kids to take care of certain jobs around the house? Or do you give your children a weekly allowance without requiring them to do anything to earn that money? A while back I had an idea. I was always buying things for my kids and I...

Tricks for Managing Online Distance Learning While Working from Home

Tricks for Managing Online Distance Learning While Working from Home

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Aug 10, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Mom Etc, Relatable Stories, Routines/Systems

Like many families, we’re facing uncertainty as we approach this new school year. Many schools across the country won’t be immediately reopening for in-person learning. Here in California, we’re gearing up for distance learning. If you had asked me back in the spring,...

3 Signs Your Family Needs a Morning Routine

3 Signs Your Family Needs a Morning Routine

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | May 29, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Routines/Systems

How do your mornings feel? Do you wake up relaxed and ready to take on the day? No? I didn’t think so. Let’s get to the bottom of this. Have you ever asked yourself why? Why don’t your mornings feel good? Why don’t your mornings run smoothly? And why don’t you have...

Practical Steps for Creating Realistic Routines

Practical Steps for Creating Realistic Routines

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | May 22, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Habits, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems

We know that helping our kids develop realistic routines and good habits is high priority. But, knowing we should and actually setting a system in place are two completely different things.  We want our kids to learn responsibility and accountability so that they can...

What is the Life Skills Ladder and How Does it Work?

What is the Life Skills Ladder and How Does it Work?

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | May 15, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Habits, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems

As our kids grow up and find their way through life, there are certain life skills that they learn and develop. I like to think of these skills like a ladder. You can’t jump from the first rung to the 5th rung, you need to take it one step at a time. Learning life...

Kids Need Life Skills Now More Than Ever: How to Cook and Clean

Kids Need Life Skills Now More Than Ever: How to Cook and Clean

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Mar 13, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Habits, Independence, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems

Last week, I told you about my business peer who had sent her daughter off to college. Within a few weeks, she’d heard from her daughter who had thanked her for teaching her life skills like how to cook, clean, and do laundry.  My kids aren't that old yet, but I know...

How to Streamline Your Family Morning Routine on School Days

How to Streamline Your Family Morning Routine on School Days

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Feb 28, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Responsibilities, Routines/Systems

There was a time when I spent every morning constantly stressed out. I was desperately trying to get the kids out the door and to school on time so that I could get to work on time.⠀ It seemed like the more I nagged and reminded them to get ready and get their butts...

How we Connect with Our Kids: Ideas for Parent Child One-on-One Time

How we Connect with Our Kids: Ideas for Parent Child One-on-One Time

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Feb 14, 2020 | Family and Life Skills, Routines/Systems

This post contains affiliate links. Though there is a chance that I will receive a small commission from purchases made through these links, I assure you I do not recommend or endorse any product or service that I have not tried myself and do not whole-heartily...

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  • Struggle with staying on top of your bills and budgeting?
  • Do you stress out and dread when the 1st of the month rolls around?
  • Tired of living paycheck to paycheck?
  • Have constant arguments with your spouse around the family finances?
  • Have no clue on how to even get in control of your financial life?
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