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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of these would you feel can be done as non-negotiables. 5??

These are family rituals we love, but while I love all of them, all of them is not doable. My kids love the idea of these things too. (Add in school, groceries, random sports meetings/games/events)

Bible app listening / spiritual discussion
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner (no screens, connection)
3 of us want to strength train
Chores (15m or less)
Chore check (parent/kid accountability)
Homework
Reading
Consistent bedtime wind-down
Sleep / bedtime routine
Hug good night
Sunday: lay out clothes for the week[/quote]

We do most of this:

Bible app, breakfast, lunch — we listen in the morning while kids are eating breakfast and I am making lunches. (My kids are more religious than I am, so this is something they make me do more than something I make them do.)

Dinner —  5-6 days a week since the kids were little.

Workout — after dinner a few days a week.  DH takes one of the kids to the gym, and the others stay home with me and do dishes and workout in the basement (unless they are in season for their sport)

Chores — on your own time other than preparing for/cleaning up after dinner and dealing with trash.

Chore check — when the mood strikes me.  Kids get a jolly rancher if their chores are done.

Homework — we go over what homework they have after school.  They decide when to do it.  I help if they ask for it.

Reading — we are a book family.  This is also part of bedtime routine for everyone in the family. I read to my youngest.  DH and the older kids read on their own before they fall asleep.

Lay out clothes for the week — I don’t do this.  I do put school clothes in closets and home clothes in drawers.  (Except for my youngest who wears underarmour everywhere….we use his closet for storage).

I have been told I’m a terrible mother on here as well, OP.  Don’t listen to it.  It’s part of the culture on DCUM.

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