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Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs

Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Whitewater, WI 431 West Center Street, Whitewater,, Wisconsin

This FREE In Person Presentation is Open to the Public Register by following the link below.  This presentation is a perfect mix of some basic Organizational tips for people to apply at home and important information to share with kids so that they can more easily organize the information received at school. We look at

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Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots

Rolling Meadows Public Library Virtual

We begin by learning about the different types of organizers and asking “What type of Organizer am I?”.  Next we pinpoint our “hotspots”.  We then move on to what a Control Center is and how to set one up in our home.  After that we address some other common trouble spots like organization of Children’s art supplies and artwork, as well as toys and other areas.  We close with some tips on how to maintain the organization and keep the systems of organization in place.  

Free

Organizing 101: Back to School Basics

Elmhurst Public Library 125 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, United States

In this presentation we look at organization through the lens of the school year and the challenges it presents to the adults and kids in a home.  We tackle organizing the main areas in the home where school papers pile.  Practical tips are given to help kids be more independent and have less work for Mom and Dad.  We also look at organizing kids areas to decrease stress at home, and improve the student’s ability to handle things that come home from school.  Simple and practical tips are provided for both parents and kids. 

Free

Organizing Solutions to Everyday Problems

Lake Villa District Library 140 N. Munn Road, Lindenhurst, IL

Getting a handle on “stuff” can be a challenge for both adults and kids In this presentation we look at how to best organize our homes to provide healthy and efficient spaces for adults and kids to “work” and “play”. Through discussion of how to organize our space and our time, we will learn practical ways to teach our kids to be organized and responsible. The talk closes with discussion of how to maintain the systems and spaces that we set up in our homes.

Free

Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs

Clarendon Hills Public Library 7 North Prospect Avenue, Clarendon Hills, IL, United States

This presentation is a perfect mix of some basic Organizational tips for people to apply at home and important information to share with kids so that they can more easily organize the information received at school. We look at what it means for a child to be responsible. Then we explore specific organizational tools that can be applied at home by the adults and serve as a powerful example to the kids. Next, discussion turns to practical examples of what the kids can do to learn to be responsible and organized. Finally, we look at how to maintain the new habits or organization.

Free

Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs

Geneva Public Library District ,227 S Seventh St, Geneva, Illinois

This presentation is a perfect mix of some basic Organizational tips for people to apply at home and important information to share with kids so that they can more easily organize the information received at school. We look at what it means for a child to be responsible. Then we explore specific organizational tools that can be applied at home by the adults and serve as a powerful example to the kids. Next, discussion turns to practical examples of what the kids can do to learn to be responsible and organized. Finally, we look at how to maintain the new habits or organization.

Free

Decluttering Our Hearts and Homes – How to keep the things that mean a lot without the clutter!

Kindred Life Lindenhurst/Gurnee

“I can’t get rid of that!” ….. This statement can be heard in every home, in every business, in every place…. No one is immune from the pull that “things” have on us. Everyone faces the task of decluttering at some point. In this presentation we look at specific steps to effectively declutter the spaces in which we live and work. We also examine the Why and How behind our emotional connection to things. We conclude with what we can do to embrace emotional and mental connections, without letting them clutter our hearts.

Private Group

Raising Responsible Children

Trinity Church

In this presentation, I look at what Responsibility really entails in the context of our families and in our world in general. I provide practical tips on how to begin teaching the lessons of responsibility in age-appropriate ways at a very young age, how to increase and improve the lessons as the children grow and mature, and how to seamlessly weave the responsibilities at home into those expected at school, etc. We also learn about the numerous benefits of teaching responsibility and how to maintain and stay consistent in the practices we begin with our children.

Private Group

Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots with God’s Help

Immanuel Lutheran Church Wisconsin Rapids, WI

This presentation takes a look at what God has taught us about organizing (I’m serious!) We also examine some ways that God made us each different and how that affects how we organize. Next, we pinpoint our “hotspots”. Then we move on to what a Control Center is and how to set one up in our home. After that, we address some other common trouble spots in the home and close with practical tips for how to maintain the organization and keep the systems of organization in place.

Private Group

Raising Responsible Children

Faith Church

In this presentation I look at what Responsibility really entails in the context of our families and in our world in general. I provide practical tips on how to begin teaching the lessons of responsibility in age appropriate ways at a very young age, how to increase and improve the lessons as the children grow and mature, and how to seamlessly weave the responsibilities at home into those expected at school etc.. We also learn about the numerous benefits of teaching responsibility and how to maintain and stay consistent in the practices we begin with our children.

Free, Private Group