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post #21 of 33
6/14/10 at 2:52am
I expect DS to keep his room somewhat neat. A little hypocritcal of me, maybe, since my room was a disaster area as a child. Think papers, clothes, and old cups just laying around.

I don't expect him to do it by himself, though. He gets a little overwhelmed if I just send him up there and tell him to clean, even if I give him detailed directions such as "just put your legos in the lego container.."

He does much better if I come up to his room and supervise. I rarely have to do anything myself if I just sit in the room with him and tell him exactly what to do. The only thing I do for him now is put his clothes away in his dresser and carry his dirty laundry basket downstairs.
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post #22 of 33
6/14/10 at 3:00am
My kids rooms are the only messy part of my house. I have them keep paths free to the door/window for safety and I have them muck it out with me once a month so I can clean the floors. Other than that, I figure this is their only private space.. they should have the run of it.
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post #23 of 33
6/14/10 at 4:34am
My kids rooms are the part of the house that I really struggle with. If it was *just* toys it wouldn't bother me if they were messy but my girls have toys, books, clothes (clean and dirty), ripped up papers, crayons, markers, trash, etc etc etc ALL over. When I finally get grossed out I will clean it and it takes me hours and puts me in a really bad mood. I cleaned it the other day and told them I am inspecting it daily and if it doesn't pass inspection they get their nintendo's taken until it's clean. The nintendo's were gone the very next day. sigh. It takes hours to clean and only a few minutes to destroy.

My sons room isn't as bad because it's just toys and only takes a few minutes to clean up.
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post #24 of 33
6/14/10 at 4:47am
My girls (3 & 6) also share a room. I'd like them to put toys and clothes away, but don't really expect it. Especially since I'm no good example as my room is a total disaster as is the rest of the house. Now and then I tell them to pick up the dirty clothes or put away some toys and help as needed. Food is not allowed upstairs so at least nothing is rotting. When I was growing up my room was my space so other than no food and a clear path to the bed I was allowed to keep it how I wanted it.

DD1 has on occasion made her bed without being asked.
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post #25 of 33
6/14/10 at 5:07am
I would love it but no I dont expect it. We clean the room every few weeks or so. I could care less how many toys are in the floor since I dont go in there. I do keep an eye out for food since they sneak it in there but other than that it isnt a problem.

It is technically dd's bedroom but it is also the play room.
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post #26 of 33
6/14/10 at 9:08am
DD is expected to put clothes away in the hamper, and if there is a majorly foot-hazardous mess (Legos everywhere) so that one can't walk, she has to clean it up that night. Otherwise, I let it go till Sunday, when she has to clean it and vacuum it. I keep her door shut a lot. (Usually it's just books everywhere, but sometimes there are lots of animals or art supplies out.)
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post #27 of 33
6/14/10 at 9:25am
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Originally Posted by praisehimau View Post
I expect a clean room. I encourage pickup in the evening before bed and beds made in the morning...
This is us too, all 3 of mine share a room (almost 2, 5 and 8)

I also need to add though that my kids don't play in their room, there's very little toys, some books and each have a toy 'bucket' that they keep their own stuff in that they don't want anyone else touching.
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post #28 of 33
6/14/10 at 9:57am
I expect my almost-5-year-old to help me clean up his room, but I don't fully expect him to take responsibility for it. We do it together every other day or so.

He does put his dirty clothes in the hamper every day at least, without prompting. I wish I could take credit but he's actually better about it than I am.
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post #29 of 33
6/14/10 at 11:01am
My kids (8 and 4) have their own rooms and they are expected to keep them picked up. Mostly making beds and keeping dirty clothes in the basket. But most of their toys are in the playroom and we usually all pick up together at least once a day.
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post #30 of 33
6/14/10 at 9:27pm
NO...but then I don't expect it of us either (my bed is unfortunately rarely made)....do I like it clean and tidy? Of course....but I have much more enjoyable ventures to take on . DS's room is tidier than ours as he rarely is in there.
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post #31 of 33
6/15/10 at 9:18pm
I am trying to set the example, and keep their room clean, and get them to help me. I just hope they will see they prefer the cleanliness
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post #32 of 33
6/17/10 at 10:59pm
Yes, I expect DD to keep her room clean.

It's part of the bedtime routine. If she hasn't already cleaned up, I'll ask her if she wants her bath first or clean her room first. Because we do this every night before bed, it's not a big deal.

Dirty clothes come off in the bathroom and go into the hamper, we don't ever eat or drink (other than water) in the bedrooms, so it's just her toys from the day.
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post #33 of 33
6/18/10 at 12:20am
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Originally Posted by sunnysandiegan View Post
In-between clothing belongs on her hooks in the closet.
oh man, I love that! Hooks in the closet! Why haven't I ever thought of that?? Our "inbetween" clothes are over chairs and chests and filing cabinets, and it drives me NUTS.

Sunny, I think you just saved my sanity...
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