they mess my house up all the time Im always cleaning
2006-12-06 03:33:14 · 10 answers · asked by Mary C 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Well, my oldest son who is 3 1/2 likes to play cleanup. Before snack, nap, bath, dinner, and bed, we get together and sing the cleanup song. Put eerything away that they have pulled out.
Now he also likes to help out ith other chores. If I am doing laundry I have a bargain with him. If he takes all of his clothes to the top of the stairs, he gets a quarter. But only if they all get there, helps teach him a work ethic and reward a good job. He also helps me change bed linens and make his bed, dust tables, put oraments back on the tree and throw away paper scraps. All of these tasks get completed throughly and without direct supervision now, but it took practice and plenty of patience on my part.
Children honestly want to help, they want praise and want attention. Also we started to teach him this right around his 3rd birthday, I read somewhere that by age 3 they should have one chore to help with. Well he helps out alot. He also helps with his brother, so it can be done you just cannot xpect them to have the whole house clean and the bed made military style with tucked corners. They do their best and if you reward a job well done with a treat or in our case a quarter that can be saved (as he does) or spent they will learn a valuable lesson on job pride and work ethic. Also they learn that everyone has to work as a team to help make a house a home.
I Hope This Helps,
Amy
2006-12-06 04:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old are you children? You could check out a fabulous website called flylady. She helps people to get organized but she also does so much more. She has a section on children of many stages and how to get them to help tidy up also.
If you make it fun they will help. I am going through the same thing right now.
2006-12-06 11:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by magsmolsmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even small children can learn to put things away. Make it into a game. When the kids are done playing, like before naps or meals, play the pick-up game where they get to put their toys in the toy bin and any dirty clothes in the hamper.
You can sing songs as you go and applaud every successful toy-bin drop so that it's fun. Tell them what great helpers they are.
2006-12-06 11:37:45 · answer #3 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teach them to put stuff away when they're done with it. If my 2 1/2 year old doesn't put something away I confiscate it. We have recently also cut WAY down on the toys she has out. She has blocks, some toy food, one stuffed animal, one doll, one ball, etc. That has really helped. The only way to do it is to keep on them constantly. Then they get better and more in the habit. Teach them to put each toy away when they're done with it rather than get everything out and then have clean-up time.
2006-12-06 13:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by AerynneC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make a list of the rooms in the house and assign each kid to a chore. Make sure these chores are done at least 3 times a week. If they dont do it then take something of theirs away that they like.
2006-12-06 11:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a box called the Saturday Morning box. If I ask them to pick up their toys in the family room, hall way, bathroom and if they do not pick up like they were asked. I take the toy and put it in the Saturday Morning box and they do not get the toy back until Saturday AM. It has worked pretty well.
2006-12-06 12:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by luv3dbb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you start implementing some rules and sticking to it.Responsibility starts at home if you are constantly doing for them for which it is that they are obvisuously capable of doing for themselves then they will continue to milk you for the fool that you are.Are you planning on taking care of them even after they're adults?
2006-12-06 16:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you make a game of it eg: Who can pick up the most or who can do it fastest, Kids will usually respond positively!! Don't forget you have to play too. Good Luck!!
2006-12-06 11:37:49 · answer #8 · answered by SHERRI 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm forever fighting this battle as well...depends on how old they are. My 5.5 yr old and 2.5 yr old HELP about as much as they can...I STILL have alot of cleaning to do...BUT they are learning NOW to help around the house...
2006-12-06 11:36:39 · answer #9 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i turn on some music and we clean that way that was the on;y way i could get them to do it and do it right with out winning
2006-12-07 09:59:45 · answer #10 · answered by mom of 2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋