Parents Only Please!?

Question

Why do Parents Need their children's Bedroom to be Clean, if it's not a health hazard whats the big deal?

Answer 1

a simple life lesson, dirt breeds disease

Answer 2

Because most parents I know, especially those who must work for a living, have neither the time nor the patience to follow along behind their teenage kids and clean up after them. Adults expect to live in a clean, safe place, and kids need to learn to accept and appreciate this too. A dirty room IS a health hazard- and it's also a fire trap. Plus, no one wants to be around someone who lives in a dump or a cesspool. Cleaning one's room takes practice and self-discipline, and teaching kids to do this starts when they are toddlers. Even a kid as young as 4 or 5 can learn to make his own bed and put his clothes and toys away when he or she is through playing with them. I have nephews who are only a little older than that, and they have been taught how to clean their rooms- and they get disciplined if they don't do this. The same should be true of all kids- it's part of character development and education.

Answer 3

It is not really a health hazard - as you might perceive health hazard to be, i.e., life threatening.

It is a health hazard: to your emotional health, to your psychological health, to your spiritual health, to your ethical health

But - IT IS A BIG DEAL INDEED, not keeping your bedroom
clean.

Mom and Dad, especially Mom, pinpoints the bedroom as the first stage of discipline. The first arena to build determination. The first challenge to surmount. The first
example of your further efficient abilities.

Besides, you sleep in it. You even do your homework in
it. You even sometimes bond with a friend here in there in
your bedroom, i.e., either through the telephone, or even personally. You listen to your favorite music in it. You watch TV in it. It serves you a lot of comfort, a lot of privacy.

What is the big deal by you not keeping it clean?

Good luck.

Answer 4

Because it starts a habit that can help you be more successful as an adult. I shared a room with my older sister and my twin sister, and we only had to clean it every 6 months. Our room was a disaster, clothes piled up on the floor (clean and dirty), toy hidden under clothes, and empty cuos and glasses covering the dresser. The thing is we got used to that and learned to find anything we needed in that mess. Now, I have trouble keeping my work space neat. My boss calls me organized, because I can locate anything she asks for, but I always get marked off for neatness. My house is clean (my husband is a neat freak), but when I am working on a project, nobody is allowed to move any stuff associated with it or I can't find it. I could have done so much more with my capacity to learn if I could keep my work area neat and tidy, because that would have lead to more promotions, but try as I may within 3 days (maximum) of cleaning my office, it is a mess again.

Answer 5

It is so easy to say the standard "because filth is filthy!"

BUT...To tell you the truth, I just want my girls to pick up good habits. I doubt you would want to live in absolute squalor, but most moms and dads do not make the distinction between messiness, the strive for independance and vermin attracting, disease breading filth! I try to be a little more understanding while still maintaining a healthy home.

You must live my the rules in your home, but try to communicate with your parents on what YOUR guidelines are. Ask them what is unexceptable and why. Then maybe a compromise can be had.

Also, think of it in a different way.....Would you go for a week without brushing your teeth or taking a bath? Pretty stinky! Maybe mom does not want smells eminating from your end of the home.

Good luck and remember COMMUNICATION IS KEY...I encourage it with my girls and it seems to work well,

Answer 6

can you honestly say that you keep your room clean and dust free? my son who i thought was pretty good at keeping his bedroom clean shocked me this week, we brought a new bed and thought we would suprise him while he was at school, by putting the bed up with new beding, he knew it was comming and was asked to clear his room so we could put the bed in, all looked ok untill we took the old bed out, underneath was so much dirt and mould that the room had to be cleared and the walls bleached to get rid of the mold that was growing up the walls due to all the stuff cramed under the bed, so two days later 8 black bin bags full of rubish and dirt, 3 loads of dirty washing, me not being able to breath properly, and we had a clean room. although children think it is moaning at you to clean your room what we are trying to teach our children is how to look after your property and how to live in a clean and safe enviriment, my son by cutting corners was sleeping in an enviroment that could have seriously harmed his health, mould and dust spores get breathed in while you are sleeping, they go into the lungs and stay there causing all sorts of damage, so when we say tidy your room it is not just because we would like to see a tidy room, it is also to try and teach you responsibility for your belongings, things get broken in a messy room, but to also teach organisation and how to live in a clean and safe enviroment, so that when you eventully want your own home you will know how to keep it clean and a safe place for you to live and sleep in without ending up with rats, mice or some illness that could have been so easily avoided if you had only learnt to be clean, i hope this helps you honey, next time you are asked to clean your room why don't you show your mum how mature and responsible you can be.

Answer 7

It doesn;t have to be clean, but I do need to be able to walk through the room. It is helpful to know which clothes a clean and which are not. Also I know where to go when the cupboards are empty and there are no glasses to drink out of...on her headboard--all with 1 inch of gunk in the bottom!

Answer 8

That is the space where they live and they need to learn to take care of their space and their things. My dog does not care if its blanket is washed but we wash it anyway. I expect more of my kids than I do my dog. You will only get what you expect from your children. If you expect little you will get little in return.

A child if not given direction will not wash at all, will not brush their teeth and wont learn when and where to use the toilet, and doesn’t have any interest in math or English. These are things children learn from their parents. It is work to teach so being lazy and letting them do what they want teaches them nothing.

Answer 9

gosh darn it... why not leave cabinet and closet doors opened? No health hazard there right? Why not leave dishes on the floor and let the dog lick it clean... (oh crap my guy does that). It is a sense of order.

Answer 10

LOL I've got a 13 yo son and his room is like a bombsite, and I don't really care that much - when I was a teenager my room was a bombsite too, so what?
But, here comes the responsible parent bit, you should respect your parents by following their wishes - its their house. Also when your room is tidy you don't lose or damage anything so you save everyone a lot of grief.

Answer 11

To earn, learn or show.....

1- obedience - to parents (parents now but one day a boss!)
2- cleanliness - a trait you may want to have as you grow older
3- responsibility - needed to survive outside Mommy's home
4- discipline - we all need it
5- respect - of your parents, possessions and yourself

Parents have the job to guide and teach you. You see when you are a young and living with their parents, this is your time for trial and error. It should be OK to mess up at home and have your parents turn it into a learning experience. You have to learn about life and gain experiences somewhere.

(At least that is how I raised my girls)