Hi everyone. I wasn't sure if this should go here or under one of the parenting forums but seeing as it's to do with clutter/mess and home management I guess I'll put it here (hope that's okay!).
Right, I think I am going to lose it!!! I have 3 kids, DD7 and twin DD's4. DD7 is mostly okay, if I ask her to tidy she does it. The twin DD's though, they hide stuff under their beds, complain, fight, bash each other the whole time they're doing it, hide things in drawers, hide things behind cupboards, the list just goes on and on!!
To top all that off they keep pulling stuff out of their drawers. I have told them on in no uncertain terms that this is NOT okay, one outfit a day and yet I still constantly come in after tidying up to find 5 nighties on the floor and it's only been a single night! Their room is a nightmare, ripped books, bits of tissue and toilet paper (clean, I don't know WHAT they do with it!), toys EVERYWHERE, it's driving me insane!!
I don't know what to do. We've tried pocket money, rewards, a sticker chart, taking away the good toys until they can prove they can look after them, I just want them to tidy up after themselves so I don't have to knock myself out day in and day out trying to keep this place from looking like the local tip!!!
Okay, vent over, sanity somewhat intact, any tips or advice appreciated and moans about yours who do the same happily listened to
Right, I think I am going to lose it!!! I have 3 kids, DD7 and twin DD's4. DD7 is mostly okay, if I ask her to tidy she does it. The twin DD's though, they hide stuff under their beds, complain, fight, bash each other the whole time they're doing it, hide things in drawers, hide things behind cupboards, the list just goes on and on!!
To top all that off they keep pulling stuff out of their drawers. I have told them on in no uncertain terms that this is NOT okay, one outfit a day and yet I still constantly come in after tidying up to find 5 nighties on the floor and it's only been a single night! Their room is a nightmare, ripped books, bits of tissue and toilet paper (clean, I don't know WHAT they do with it!), toys EVERYWHERE, it's driving me insane!!
I don't know what to do. We've tried pocket money, rewards, a sticker chart, taking away the good toys until they can prove they can look after them, I just want them to tidy up after themselves so I don't have to knock myself out day in and day out trying to keep this place from looking like the local tip!!!
Okay, vent over, sanity somewhat intact, any tips or advice appreciated and moans about yours who do the same happily listened to
. Everything has it's place and we were doing okay before Christmas 
I did have those childproof locks on the drawers (don't have wardrobes, our house is too small to fit them) and that stopped the clothes (just frustrated me when I needed to put stuff away but I guess it's better than constantly picking them up) so might have to get some more of those. I do keep on top of picking out old toys and giving them away if they're still good or binning those that aren't, but they get SOOO many from Mum and Dad and even my Grandma every Christmas and birthday and I can't throw them out while they're still good and the kids are playing with them. The twins room is the worst I think cause once you've got their tall boy and the beds in there there's no room for anything else let alone storage. I'm really looking forward to when they're old enough for the bunk beds to be put together and then we can probably fit a wardrobe and have a bit of floor space.
