| How many times have you said that as a
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| | personality type, it will make things a
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| parent? Or...how many times have you
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| | lot easier.Now back to my kids...For my
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| heard that as a kid?The whole
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| | son, having things labeled is a big help.
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| "keep-your-room- clean war" happens in
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| | He has a bin labeled "army men", one
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| just about every household, but believe
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| | labeled "dinosaurs", etc. So when I say,
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| it or not, there are ways to make it not
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| | "please clean up your army men", he knows
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| such a headache for both kids and
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| | exactly where they go.As for my
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| parents.The first thing you as a parent
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| | daughter...I tried the labeling technique
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| must remember is that every kid is
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| | and what did she do? She took them off
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| different. Just like every adult is
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| | because she didn't like it. She said, "I
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| different. YOUR idea of clean is most
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| | know where my things go". So for her,
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| likely not the same as your child's.Also,
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| | dividing her room into zones (dress-up,
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| all people (adults and kids) organize a
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| | doll house etc.) with a bin or two for
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| space in their own way.Let me give you
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| | each helps her keep her room clean.I
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| example: My five year old son's idea of
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| | tried having one drawer for all her
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| an organized room is that everything is
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| | dress-up shoes and one drawer for all her
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| in it's place. He likes things lined up
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| | dress-up accessories, but it just didn't
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| where he can see them and when he cleans
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| | work. She wants them all in one bin and
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| his room, everything goes back in the
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| | doesn't mind digging for her things.
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| same spot where it belongs.Now my 7 year
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| | Digging drives me crazy, but for her,
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| old daughter, who is the creative type,
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| | it's just fine...and maybe even fun.Last
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| doesn't really care where it goes. She
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| | but not least, just walking into your
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| has the "out of sight, out of mind"
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| | kid's room and saying "Clean Your Room!"
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| mindset. So trying to get her to put
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| | is usually not the best way to go. For
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| things in the same place every time is
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| | toddlers, elementary age and for some
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| like pulling teeth!After realizing and
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| | teenagers it is a good idea to be
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| accepting that both kids are completley
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| | specific.For example: "Please put all
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| different I had to come up with different
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| | your dress-up clothes in the box and all
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| ways to help them keep their room
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| | your doll clothes in their box." That way
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| clean.What I just said is KEY! Coming up
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| | they have a specific mission. Instead of
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| with ways to HELP them keep their rooms
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| | just looking at their room in a state of
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| clean. If they have no system in place or
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| | confusion, you have given them some
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| nowhere to keep their things, then
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| | direction.One note to parents: Keeping
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| cleaning their room will seem like an
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| | YOUR room clean also will set a GREAT
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| impossible task. But, if you as the
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| | example for your kids! Hey, just making
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| parent can adapt their rooms to their
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| | the bed makes a world of difference ;) .
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