did you wash your hands

Ok so how many times have you had to tell your kids to take their shoes off at the front door? Or to do the dishes after tea. Or for that matter to have a damn shower.

 So a friend of mine had an idea at her house. She put signs up all around her house.

·       At the front door… take your shoes off

·       At the back door… is there any washing on the line

·       Above the kitchen sink… is there dishes to be done

·       In the hall… have you had a shower {for her 9 yold son.}

·       In the bathroom… brushed your teeth yet

·       On their bedroom door… cleaned your room lately

On the back of the toilet door … remember to wash your hands.

Well these signs were pretty they had smiley faces on them and little flowers and love hearts to make the kids feel good and not that mum is nagging again.

 The reason she posted these little notes around her home was because she was sick of telling them these things needed to be done.  How many times do you have to tell them to have a shower.  And it did work well at least for a little while until they  just started to ignore them. But at least my friend had her kids doing the simple things even if it was short lived.

But you never know the sign thing might work for you or someone you know.

Love to all

georgie