Tom Bloom Karate

Weekly Task List Develop good habits that last a lifetime.

                                                                                                               

Personal Care                                                           Mon.            Tu.                 Wed.          Th.                 Fri.                 Sat.               Sun.

Clean room                                                                                                                                                                           

Make my bed                                                                                                                                                                         

Hang up my clothes                                                                                                                                                             

Put away all personal belongings                                                                                                                                     

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Self Care                                                                                      

Brush my teeth (am/pm) & put away toothpaste                                                                                                                

Bath / shower                                                                                                                                                                            

Put all dirty clothes in the laundry                                                                                                                                          

Lay out my school clothes                                                                                                                                                      

Clear my mind (meditation) for 10 min.                                                                                                                               

Review my day. Did I like how I used my day? How did I feel?

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School

Complete homework                                                                                                                                                                                             

Did I work hard & take pride in my lessons?                                                                                                                                                     

Remember: Lunch money, notes from teachers, overdue books, etc.

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Did I treat my classmates & teachers with respect?                                                                                                                                       

One kind act everyday                                                                                                                                                                                            

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Family

Pick up all personal belongings around the house                                                                                                                                         

Clean up after meals & snacks (take out the trash)                                                                                                                                         

Did I treat my family with love and respect?                                                                                                                                                        

Said please, thank you & excuse me                                                                                                                                                                   

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Karate 

Stretch for 5 minutes before going to bed                                                                                                                                                           

Practice for 10 minutes                                                                                                                                                                                           

Review Student and 5 Home Rules                                                                                                                                                         

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* Note: blank spaces are left for you to fill in your special jobs.

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I am on my Quest to be my Best!

Five Basic Home Rules

As parents my wife and I implement a system of home rules.
We needed a small number of very simple rules, each with a clear consequence for breaking, but with a provision for forgiveness by which with an apology our children "could" avoid the consequence or penalty.

Family rules need regular discussion and recommitment. Setting them up in the first place needs to be a highly communicative process. Kids need to understand that the purposes of rules are safety and happiness and that they show an increase, not a decrease, of trust and of love.

Rules are - lovingly set, explained, and implemented - provide children with security and with a clear manifestation of your love and concern. Emphasize repeatedly that your home rules are about safety and happiness in living together. Compare them to karate rules. Tell them that rules show our love and concern for one another and show our desire to have a good, orderly family in which the family members care for one another - a family that gets us ready for life on our own.

PEACE:
Or you sit in"quiet time" with the other "fighter" until you can say what you did wrong - "it takes two to tangle" - and give the other kid a hug and ask him to forgive you.

RESPECT:
Or we'll start over until you get it right and give a respectful answer. If I ask you to take out the garbage and you whine about it or give an excuse, I'll start over and try to ask you very politely but very directly, "Son, please take out the garbage." The emphasized "please" is a trigger word to remind the child that he needs to respond respectfully and that you'll keep starting over until he does.

ORDER:
Get your room straight or face the penalty that you can't go anywhere until you clean it up.

ASKING:
We want to always know where you are, so if you forget to ask, the next time you want to go somewhere the answer will be no. The same penalty applies to curfew.

OBEDIENCE:
You can ask why and I'll try to tell you, and possibly even reconsider, but only ask why once and then obey. Remember, someday you'll be the parent.