WELCOME - BEFORE YOU PLAY
Thank you
...for your interest in having a more successful household with our daily behavior and chore game. We are a family operated startup that's enhancing the app as we grow thanks to our test families and YOUR feedback! As Sheryl Sandberg says, "done is better than perfect." So we launched this minimum viable product and need YOUR help to make it better!
As with any Game you need to know the Rules BEFORE you Play. HFK is quite unique and will take an investment in your time (20-30 min) to understand the HFK method and proper set up for a successful launch. BUT once that's done it's SMOOTH SAILING parents!
Check out our TRAINING section to learn more and once set up is customized & complete, you can invite your players as you're Ready To Play! Ready To Play? (hireandfireyourkids.ca)
Please help us, share your family's feedback, ideas, suggestions (good & bad) as we'd like to know how we can continue to enhance the app and user experience. Can't improve or scale this MVP without you! :)
As the creator and founder of this company, I've poured my heart and soul into this little app. So excited that the HFK tool is resonating with families and grateful to be helping parents with the stress and mess of raising kids - Jody
Jody Swain - Founder 'Hire and Fire your Kids'
What's In It For ME?
WIIFM - PARENT
WIIFM - PARENT
WIIFM - PARENT
REDUCES STRESS
- Less yelling
- Less nagging
- More time for you
- More peaceful and tidy home
CHANGES BEHAVIORS
- Less fighting
- More engaged kids
- More productive family
- Siblings working together
- Better behaved, less entitled kids
- Kids learn valuable life skills
GETS YOU HELP
- More fun and interactive way to get your kids doing chores
- Kids that WANT to help and take initiative
- Drives/aligns awareness of expectations
- Tracks $$$ given on PayDay + history
- Keeps household on track
- More recognition for your kids
- Keeps you and your family accountable
WIIFM - KID
WIIFM - PARENT
WIIFM - PARENT
REWARDS
- $$$ PayDay
- Winning employee of the month extra prize
- Recognition from parents
FAMILY TIME
- More quality time with family/attention from parents
- Get along better with siblings & parents
- Less family friction
- Active part of a team
LIFE SKILLS
- Feeling accomplished, proud, happy
- Learning value of a hard earned dollar
- Strong work ethic
- Becoming more prepared/successful for the future
- Practice delayed gratification
FUN
- You can FIRE your parents
- Play the Game to earn payday allowance
- Equal opportunity for brothers and sisters
- Pay Stub payment tracker
We Believe
OUR PHILOSOPHY
BE MORE THAN JUST THEIR BUDDY
BE MORE THAN JUST THEIR BUDDY
By giving our Kids the opportunity to be contributing members of a team through daily JOBS and EXPECTATIONS, research suggests we're preparing them to be successful individuals in the real world. Our game-like system at Hire and Fire your Kids is a fun and effective way to achieve this.
BE MORE THAN JUST THEIR BUDDY
BE MORE THAN JUST THEIR BUDDY
BE MORE THAN JUST THEIR BUDDY
As parents we need to nurture strong family bonds and teach our Kids to be responsible, independent and accountable individuals.
THE GAME
BE MORE THAN JUST THEIR BUDDY
THE GAME
Becomes your Kids' primary income stream. Kids decide "to play or not to play".
Replaces your Kids allowance, no more money given at whim, helps YOU keep your sanity!
Helps Your Kids:
- Understand needs and wants
- Take initiative
- Feel accomplished
- Learn to be kind and respectful
- Be a team player
- Learn the value of a dollar
Come play with us!
Use the app and we'll even help remind you to recognize and reward your Kids more!
THE GAME
SET FAMILY VALUES & EXPECTATIONS
Think of your Family like a business - what are the company ("family") values and what is expected of every employee (“family member”).
Create your Expectations. These are things around family values, behaviors, 'must-do' chores, hygiene and manners such as be kind, hands to yourself, no yelling, wash your hands with soap, keep clothes off the floor, turn lights off, make your bed etc.
These Expectations will be followed by every family member, at all times, yep, even you too parents!
YOU’RE HIRED!
Then, HIRE your employees for extra jobs around the house! Create jobs (chores) for your Kids to be hired for. They'll choose as many as they want and earn extra kash or fun experiences of your choosing.
If you have 'must-do' chores in your house you can make these part of your Expectations, Kids would get a warning X if not completed.
They'll compete to be your family's top performing Employee Of The Month (EOTM) and can be submitted to our monthly EOTM contest for extra prizes & recognition from us!
YOU’RE FIRED!
Kids are encouraged to follow Expectations if they want to be eligible for Kids Kash and Incentives. BUT! If your Kids are caught deviating from any of these Expectations they will receive a warning X. After receiving your customized number of X's (warnings), they are FIRED! Incentive bonuses are taken away and your set consequence(s) are enforced such as no tv, no device, no playing with friends.
Incentive Programs:
- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
- NOT FIRED BONUS
- TEAMWORK BONUS
WORKPLACE EXTRAS!
Check Out Our EXTRAS
For even more fun check out our EXTRAS page to learn about our 30 Day Action Plan, Sick Days, Vacation Time, Referrals, Overtime, Charitable Donations, Performance Reviews, Employer Contributions and more!