To Clean Or Not To Clean (Your Child's Room)
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- daphniwags
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- milly
- Rachel_Paxton
- lattiee
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» daphniwags - Messy kid rooms
Do you have a camera in my daughter's room? It sure seems like it! We battle her cleaning habits daily. She is also 12 years old. Maybe that is a clue! You are right, when you say they feel overwhelmed. I have cleaned her room for her while she was at camp the other year down to the last pencil and puzzle piece! Two weeks later it was a disaster yet again. Most of her unused stuff was in the attic. I couldn't even figure out what she had left to spread around.But I like your idea of doing it with her. It will encourage quality time with her and teach her how to do it right. It is worth a try - especially as she is now becoming a teen and will not be allowing me into her room soon!
-Wanda-
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-- posted by daphniwags
» CFOvard - Loved this
I throughly loved this article. It gives me hope with my daughter. I felt like you were talking about my daughter! (must be a girl thing) haha, but I don't remember being so bad at cleaning my room. Maybe I was, My mom's not around to ask! BUT..thanks for the hope you gave me.-- posted by CFOvard
» Rachel_Paxton - Priorities...
I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one dealing with these problems. To me, it's just a matter of priorities.I do think kids should have their privacy, to a certain extent, but I just don't think it's too much to ask to have them keep their room picked up.
I have to admit that it's more important to my husband than myself that her room is clean. That's just one of his pet peeves. We disagreed about it for a long time until I realized that it just wasn't worth disagreeing about. He wants her to keep her room clean, so she does or she loses privileges. I really don't think she resents it that much. As time has gone on, I have come to agree with my husband and realize it really is in her best interest.
This is also good incentive to keep your own room clean. If your kid's room is clean and yours isn't, they'll be the first one to point that out to you.
-- posted by Rachel_Paxton
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