Teaching Kids to Love to Clean with Terrie Gatto, Part 1

Here it is! The interview that taught me how to teach my children to clean. I have to tell you, I recorded this interview in May, and our home has changed drastically - for the better - because of this conversation.

 

In this inspiring interview, my dear friend Terrie Gatto shares with me how she trained her young children to clean - and enjoy it! Seriously! She has her small children racing each other to do laundry! And they do it RIGHT. 

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from Terrie's experience training her children to work:

 

"If I make it tense, nothing will ever get done."

"Calmly say, 'What is wrong?' I let them point it out. They know if they skipped over something." 

 

"Claim God's promises in the Bible."

 

"Wherever you are as a mom, just say, 'I'm going to obey God.' It's me humbling myself and obeying God. He says to train, I'm just going to train. It's hard, and there are days when I feel I'm failing at everything." 

 

"We've just got to trust God with our children." 

 

"Don't forget that they're the future. I look at my kids like, 'Okay, they're future husbands. No woman wants a man who won't work. Even if they're single, they need to have a good work ethic.'"

 

"Their future starts at home."

 

"Ask God for wisdom. The Bible says He giveth to all men liberally. You don't have to be sixty years old. A young child can ask for wisdom and get it."

 

 

You can read more of Terrie's writing by visiting http://www.mycrazymessybeautiful.com. You can also check out her bakery at https://www.facebook.com/sweetaffairs.sa. 

 

"Turn Your Heart Toward Home" by Steve & Annie Chapman. Used with permission.