Organize Your Family's Schedule ...In No Time

Agreeing on Schedule Flexibility

Up until the teenage years, children generally are pretty happy if they're told when they have to do things. But with a growing sense of independence, your teenager may quickly decide that such time-dependent scheduling is being “treated like a child.” What can you do to alleviate the stress this situation causes without having your family's schedule fall apart? The following sections answer this question and offer information to help you decide when and how to adapt your scheduling to accommodate your family's teenagers.

Reviewing Assigned Chores

You can begin by looking at the chores that you've assigned to your child. Do a lot of them have to be done at specific times? If so, you may want to start to reassign ...