Explaining child disorders


Clean Your Room!

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



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