We all want to make life easier for our kids, but are we doing too much? Are we fostering an attitude of entitlement? Sharing her experiences with her own children, Kay Wyma helps you teach your youngsters real-life skills - from making their beds and controlling clutter to practicing hospitality and engaging in community service.

Unabridged audio CD; approximately 9 hours; 8 CDs; narrated by Tavia Gilbert.

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Customer Reviews for Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement--Unabridged Audiobook

Review 1 for Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement--Unabridged Audiobook

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4 out of 5

Raising Independent Children

Date:May 31, 2012

frugalexperiments

Location:Central IL

Age:35-44

Gender:female

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5 out of 5

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4 out of 5

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5 out of 5

The author argues that it is our responsibility as parents to "parent our children as if they're inherently strong instead of inherently weak". She contends that by always stepping in and doing for our children, we are keeping them from reaching their full potential, and that raising independent children is counter-cultural these days. She also says that she rose to this challenge when she realized that by setting such a low bar of expectation from her own children, she was raising children with low self-esteem and an entitled attitude. So, she redefined her parenting style and saw amazing results in herself and her children.

Instead of sending her children the message of: "I love you so let me make life easy for you" her message should be: "I love you, I believe in you, I know what you're capable of, so I'm going to make you work."

This audiobook was expertly narrated and was enjoyable to listen to. Ms. Gilbert even manages to get the inflection of the whiny children down perfectly. At 8 hours long, this audiobook does take a chunk of time to listen to, but is so well worth it.

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