Following the same theme as my last post, I thought it would be a good idea to share some ways on how to get your children invested in getting and staying organized! Here are my suggestions:
1. Start young – as young as 2 years old. You can teach a child to pick up one of their favorite toys and place it in the same place every time. For example, my son was a huge a car fan, so we started with him at 2 years old, placing his cars in the same bucket every night. Even if your children are older, it’s never too late to start them in the habit of placing their items back to their original home!
2. As we said in the last post, make cleaning up a fun activity, make some kind of game out of it. Whoever finishes first, gets to pick out the first book that is read at bedtime.
3. Store like items together, you can label bins or put a picture of the toy on the bin, so it is very clear what should be going in it.
4. Get the child’s input on where and how he/she would like to have his toys organized. They will take ownership and be more likely to maintain the system they helped create.
5. At the end of the clean up session, praise the child and reinforce the great feeling it is to be organized!
6. Lead by example!
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