About Job Jogga's

What are Job Jogga's?

Job Jogga’s are a fun, colourful picture based magnets which act as chore reminders or memory joggers for your family. They are suitable for your fridge or magnetic whiteboard.

Job Jogga’s are simple to use both for parents and the youngest children. There are no complicated charts to navigate your way around - IT’S EASY with jobs “TO DO” and “DONE” when completed.

Job Jogga’s are completely re-useable! No need to replace charts or lists. They are made from durable, magnetic rubber so you can use your Job Jogga’s again and again!

Job Jogga’s are very affordable and once each child has their own starter pack you can choose from the great range of EXTRA PACKS magnets to suit your individual family needs.

How to use your Job Jogga’s

Place a photo of your child in the Job Jogga’s Magnetic Photo Frame.

Place the photo frame and the “TO DO” and “DONE” magnets on your Job Jogga’s Magnetic Board or your fridge.

We suggest that you sit down with your child/ren and show them the magnets and make sure they know what each one means and what your expectations are eg; “When I put this one up on your board/fridge this is what I want you to do.” Be Specific! eg “Bedroom Tidy” means - bed made, clothes and toys put away, etc. If you take the time to explain this to your kids, there will be no misunderstandings.

Each day select from your Job Jogga’s Magnets the chores you would like your child to complete and place them under the “TO DO” magnet. For preschoolers put them up overnight, ready for the morning and for school age kids put them up during the day, ready for the afternoon.

When preschoolers get up in the morning or school kids get home from school, they go to their Job Jogga’s Magnetic Board or their fridge to see what chores need to be done, before they are allowed to play, watch TV etc

Each time your child completes one of their chores they can move their Job Jogga Magnet from “TO DO” to “DONE”. They can come back as often as they need to check their next chore. The magnets act as memory joggers.

Then with all the jobs done they are free to play and you can enjoy some family fun!!

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How can Job Jogga's help your family?

Job Jogga’s help share the workload and gets the work done. Kids feel “needed” and a valued member of the family team.

Job Jogga’s help kids to have a visual focus to complete tasks and parents don’t have to “nag” continually. The magnets act as memory joggers for you! They also help to eliminate arguments regarding chore allocation.

Job Jogga’s help provide an opportunity for parents to praise their kids on a job well done, which can turn a potentially very negative situation into a very positive one!

Job Jogga’s help kids complete jobs quickly because they know they can’t go and play until their Job Jogga’s are done, creating more time for family fun.

Job Jogga’s help kids develop a desire and willingness to co-operate with others and be less selfish with their time and efforts.

Job Jogga’s teach kids self respect, respect for others and respect for property.

Job Jogga’s help develop:

  • A positive work ethic
  • A sense of responsibility
  • Self discipline
  • Self motivation
  • Confidence
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Decision making abilities and other valuable life skills.

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Our Story

In mid 2004, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis during a bad attack. While treatments were being sorted out I was bed ridden for most of the time. It soon became apparent that our family would have to devise a system of working together to get our home running smoothly and efficiently.

This system needed to be easy to implement both for me and for our three children. I didn’t have the energy to be continually making charts or lists and ticking or stamping them.

Explaining which chores to do and then asking three or four times if they were done (all called out from my bed!) was too stressful and wearying.

I also wanted the time I had with the children to be a positive one and not to be a negative, nagging one but I also needed their help to get things done and without the need to be directed at every turn.

With the help of my mother, we devised a simple pictorial based, chore system. During the day while the kids were at school, in my own time, I would look around the house and see the things that the children could do to help and place the corresponding “Job Jogga’s” (chore memory joggers) on each child’s door. When they came home from school they only had to look at their door to know what their jobs were for that afternoon. As they did each chore they took the Job Jogga from the “To Do” side to the “Done” side. It was simple and very effective. The kids liked the different, humourous pictures and would enjoy seeing instant progress as they worked through their Job Jogga’s. They also felt they were doing something positive to help their Mum and make her feel happier and loved.

Job Jogga’s has worked so well in our family over the past two years that my husband and I got to thinking that this was a simple, valuable tool that could benefit many other families and with the valuable assistance of our friend Konnie, Job Jogga’s Pty Ltd was born!

Debi Mathieson

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