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# Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement Paperback – May 8, 2012

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful Book!
*by J***S on August 30, 2012*

This is an awesome book! I actually found a link to the book when I began researching the net about child entitlement. I had noticed to my dismay that my own children were acting as if the world owed them something. A quote from my daughter..."Mom, I am your precious child..you are SUPPOSED to do things for me. That is just the way it works.". I did not know what I had done to lead her to believe this way.Wyma helped me to see that I had inadvertently been responsible (at least in part) for my children's misguided beliefs. In our society we tend to do things for our children to either make it go faster, make sure it is done right the first time, to give them time for all the stuff we involve them in (such as sports, scouts, etc), or because we want them to be happy. They are capable of much more than we give them credit for. We just have to let them have the opportunity to show us what they can do.Some of her ideas will not work with really small children (like my 3 and 5 year olds) but she acknowledges that as she has a 4 year old herself. However there are ways to tweak each lesson to fit the abilities of your child(ren) and she encourages the reader to do whatever works best in that family.I would recommend this book to any parent who wants to raise independent children who cannot only take care of themselves as adults but are able to care for others in a selfless manner as well.I have seen some reviews that were not as favorable putting the book down because of the author's station in life. I will admit I am very similar to her. I live in a middle to upper middle class suburb (although my city is a mid-size city not a large one like Dallas). One of my 3 kids attends a local private school (the other 2 have special needs that make public schooling a better place for them). I do not see any of this as a bad thing. A person who does not have the financial means for some of her suggestions can tweak the suggestions to fit their budget...like maybe a quarter a day instead of a dollar. There are always more frugal ways to do things. Just because she can provide her children with these things does not make the advice any less worthy of time and attention. She even encourages you to do these things in budget..after all that is the lesson she is trying to teach her children.To those who say there is too much of a christian emphasis in the book...Well, it is a christian book. It never claims to be anything else. The advice is still good advice whether the scripture she basis it on is used or not. I happen to like that she backs up what she is doing with her kids with God's word. Again, it is made clear in description that this is a christian book!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Coming from a successful kid, that has been there!
*by W***E on May 19, 2015*

I use to be one of those entitled bratty kids they are try to change in this book. My mom trying to be a good mom sheltered, hovered, and pretty much did everything for me. This was fine until I got into my early teens, when I began to hate her for all the things she did for me. I became suicidal even though I kept it hidden pretty well, and even once tried to go through with it. Like I said, my mom wasn't a bad person nor was she trying to be, but what she did (still tries to do) didn't help me become a better person.The first step in any journey is always the hardest. I guess it helped some that I'm naturally curious and independent, but not all that much. It all started after what I like to call my suicidal period. I was bored one night searching the web and found a social site. I am very very very lucky, because I meet some people online. Thankfully they were good encouraging people who helped me see I wasn't nothing, and encouraged me to do something with my life. I first tried to get into nursing, but I didn't have the maturity or social skills to handle it. I ended up in a therapist office, because I couldn't work as a team player. Then it hit me - I am seeing this as I want it to be, not what is. This is when my journey began.The journey to become a better person is almost like walking through the mud. It took two years, before I had the WILL do try to reach for something better again. All the while, I was at home sitting on my crosse (look up this word in french) all the time. I was still as miserable as ever, my pride was hurt, and I felt powerless. It is a awful feeling for a young adult to have, and my uselessness constantly hung around me like heavy clouds.I finally got enough of those feelings, and despite my mother's wishes enrolled in college. When I took the placement test I made almost perfect on the compass in reading and writing. Even though I had to take special classes for math, I did something no one in the history at the college has done; I completed beginning math, beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra in 1 semester! Now, I have a 3.5 going into pharmacy school, I have taken up the violin, I drive a car, and I don't think about suicide anymore. I think of the future, and how I can make a difference. This wouldn't have been possible without self reflection.I would like to conclude - I started to read this book as a reference guide to who I was, and who I have become. I wrote this review to encourage parents to encourage their kids to be independent. I wrote this review, because I believe people reading this need to hear from a kid who had everything material they could want, but was hateful toward it all. This book has one of the most accurate psychological stand points of the inner dynamic of the tween/teenage mind. I still have my set backs in trying to view what I can do in a encouraging way; however, I had the will to be independent. If I wasn't born with a natural drive, I wouldn't be here to talk about my story. Just for reference - my mother still hasn't changed, she still says everyday she wishes for me to come home, she hints everyday it would be easier to give up on my dreams, and she tells me she does x, y and z for me because she isn't sure I can do it. I'm now 23 years old, and I know she means well, but deep down I still resent her for her way of thinking.Please don't be my mom, I promise even if you seem mean now when they get older they will understand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely loved it!
*by A***L on January 17, 2013*

After getting to the point of complete frustration with my children, especially my eight year old who is the oldest, I ran across this book and bought it immediately. Since I was able to download it on my Kindle, I began reading it right away and was hooked. Wyma is an excellent writer and I found myself highlighting all over the book. I agreed with everything she said and was instantly inspired to require more of my children for their futures' sake. I have a hard time reading books that will help me, not because they aren't good, but because they just aren't interesting enough. Not so with this book! I couldn't put it down. I laugh and cry along with this honest, loving, hard-working mom of five. And I'm not sure if it's a result of my efforts in response to this book, but my eight year old has been much more helpful around the house and she's actually not complaining about it! It's a MUST read!

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