How does a mother's hoarding affect a 7 year old child?

Question

Her mom saves things including bulk mail, newspapers, spaghetti sauce jars, my daughters art work (all of it) price tags from new clothes, oid outgrown toys, clothes, shoes, books, etc. There is no place really to put things "away", only piles that can be made so that things aren't in the middle of the floor. Corners, cabinets, drawers perimeters of all the floors are full. I'm afraid that my seven year old is developing habits like disorganization problems herself right now..
I know it makes me feel confused,, mentally cluttered and out of control. I worry about the impact on my daughter. Any advise?

Answer 1

first off- this woman needs some help.i'm not trying to sound rude but, this is a real problem for many people. try to get her to a doc who specializes in these matters. as for your daughter, i don't know if this will rub off on her or not. while girls tend to be more organized than boys, most 7 yr olds have a degree of disorganization anyway. it's a skill that comes with time. i think for now the best thing would be to help the little one learn how to take care of her things properly. odds are, she gets frustrated and confused with the mess too.

Answer 2

Yes, the magical things of, organizers, get them.. Get llots of the, Closet organizers especially, tell her that being messy is bad (reward her in someway if she cleans up like ice cream...Mmmm) this works, becuase the child is at an early stage they will belive lots of things...... my brothers thought they were allergic to cigaretes for the longest time ;)

Answer 3

that could also affect her health!!
let her know how dangerous it is..
they have found people buried alive in their homes because of excessive clutter

Answer 4

clean the house. when i clean my room it makes me feel better