| Cleaning your child's bedroom can be a real trip. It can | | | | the both of you together sit down and read some |
| be a challenge because you never know what you're | | | | more in the chosen storybook. As you do this, you're |
| going to find in there. You'll maybe find gum wrappers, | | | | teaching your child self-discipline for cleaning up his or |
| candy wrappers perhaps or maybe even a frog! We | | | | her room and encouraging him or her to do things in a |
| all know that it's important to have a clean room for | | | | way reasonably paced for him or her. |
| our children because a clean room best supports their | | | | 4. Another benefit of you and your child making a |
| good health. And because we care about our children, | | | | game of cleaning up your child's room is that your child |
| uncluttering and organizing their room helps us feel | | | | learns to accept responsibility for him or herself. This is |
| better as parents, too. Announcing 6 fast ways to | | | | an important skill to develop for the child when he or |
| unclutter your kid's bedroom. | | | | she gets older. |
| 1. Involve your child in the activity. Children love to help | | | | 5. Another thing you might do while working with your |
| and do things with mommy and daddy. Be sure to give | | | | child, is turn on some music as you work together |
| your child tasks in line with his or her capabilities. | | | | cleaning. At some point, after your child accomplishes |
| Sometimes we expect more than they can deliver. | | | | another cleaning goal, maybe the both of you would |
| 2. Including a child in the activity is an opportunity to | | | | like to sing and dance. When you enjoy what you're |
| further build your relationship with your child in a loving, | | | | doing time seems to zoom on by. |
| responsible way. See if you can make a game out of | | | | 6. And another thing you can do while you unclutter |
| it. Ask your child to put all of the green colored toys in | | | | and organize is to celebrate all along the way enjoying |
| the toy box. And then, after they do that, sit down | | | | the feeling of accomplishment as you clean up the |
| together on the floor and read part of a story | | | | room. You and your child can do hand clapping, |
| together. | | | | dancing or something else so that your child and you |
| 3. Repeat this process for let's say the blue colored | | | | enjoy what you're doing. |
| toys. After your child puts away the blue colored toys, | | | | |