I'm in the stage of all little ones (oldest is 4), and the baby still wakes multiple times per night. We've reduced toys to a minimum, and anytime it gets out of control I put more away. It's just not worth my time or energy to tidy toys that are just getting dumped and spread. Hope this helps another mum of littles who might be feeling a bit discouraged. ❤️

"and you know when you have another baby your home is a little bit in survival mode for 6 months to a year" GIRL you have no idea how much this encouraged me since you are a mama of many! I had my fourth baby 4 months ago and I just feel like we cannot get on top of things. So this really encouraged me <3

(Wife typing) We also do the "pay us if you leave your stuff out", so don't feel alone there! We actually start that at age 8 ish when they start to earn money.  If any socks, shoes, jackets, etc of theirs are on the main level when Dad and Mom are going to bed, they owe us 25 cents per item the next morning. Money does talk, and my floor is MUCH cleaner!

I appreciate the reminder that our home won't look perfect since the children are here all day. It's easy to compare homes to those whose kids are out of the house most of the day.

loved this and would love to see a similar video for Balancing Homeschooling and Cooking (especially since I know I need to do better at cooking from scratch)

Love all your encouragement! Another technique we use is the Clean Up Count— I will have each child clean up the # of items equivalent to their age (or perhaps ‘half’ their age or if there’s a lot then ‘double’ their age). This gives them each a unique and ‘tangible’ amount of items to clean up, like being on a treasure hunt! It also works great when we’re unloading groceries, etc.

I agree with you that having a set chore schedule throughout the day really helps. My kids have chores they do when they first wake up in the morning, then they have after breakfast chores, then after lunch chores, and then evening chores.  They know what is required of them when I say it’s time to do chores. This has been very helpful. My children are ages 10 to 6 so right now they’re ability to do different chores are changing and we adjust every few months what is required of them so that the youngest has age appropriate chores as well.

I would love to hear some practical chores for kids at each age because I feel at a loss of what to have my kids do a lot of the time.

You just blew my mind saying that chores are the first school lessons of the day.  You are so right!  That is going to change my life...

❤ thank you! This was so encouraging to me. I only have two kids and I’m so overwhelmed. It’s hard to homeschool, keep the house clean, and cook home meals…and I’m learning to cook from scratch (even fresh milled/sourdough)… so, thank you for this reminder and encouragement to us struggling moms.

i was very inspired by JADY A (love her on youtube!). Her video on toy organization in a singular closet was really inspiring. basically all the toys in the home fit into their respective bins and all the bins fit into the closet. thats where all the toys live, they're not stored and scattered everywhere always. everything goes back when were done playing- one in , one out!

Perfect timing. Mama of 4 kids 5 and under. Homeschooling the oldest 2 and trying to find a balance

Sharing with my wife.  She's a new stay at home mom and learning to do both

Thank you so much for all of your work on this YouTube channel to help younger moms like me!

God bless you Sherry (Spelling?)!  I have 3 kids and we always unschooled but we started homeschooling this year and became Christian a year and a half ago. Having 3 kids it is not easy...I can't imagine 10! This is why God knows us best and always give us what we can handle and not more. I would have more kids if I started earlier but He knew 3 was it for us. I love your channel!! Thank you!

Thank you so much!  I really needed this video. I am a homeschooling grandmother to our two granddaughters, who we have custody of.  Getting it all done is often overwhelming. I will be implementing some of your tips. God bless!

So good. I always try to remember that there will be time to enjoy a perfectly clean house when my kids are grown and gone, but I bet I won’t enjoy that as much as I’m enjoying these messier years in a full house.

We've already been homeachooling for 5 years, but i learned so much from this video! Thank you!!!

I really appreciated this video. Often I feel so tired, flustered and overburdened that I am not able to be the cuddly, cosy, cheerful mum I want my children to remember. I am not good at delegating because it makes me feel bossy so I try to do everything myself and end up grumpy and resentful.

Thank you for this. I feel like the Lord used you to remind me of the things I know. The verse at the end was the same He gave me 13 years ago when I was on baby #5. Now with 10 kids including 2 two years olds and a one year old 😅 I'm finding I sometimes slip away from the peace that's available to me through Christ in doing less and having less. He always blessed abundantly when I do this.

You have been a friendly reminder and great encouragement to me.