Decluttering Tips and Supportโ Dear Reader, Summer is here, which means kids are home and yelling "I'm BORED!" and "Can I watch TV?" every five minutes. You may have noticed that when kids are home more, their messes are more...noticeable. And frequent. And there's a LOT of complaining when you ask them to clean their rooms.
So what's a frustrated mom to do? On the PodcastIn Episode 198, I'm sharing my BEST tips for decluttering your kids' rooms! The degree in which you include them depends on their age, but I've had my kids involved in the process since they were preschoolers. Here's some of the top tips from the episode! ๐ฆ๐ผ Step 1: Using the 3 F's, talk to them about how they want their rooms to feel (relaxed, peaceful, fun, etc.), what activities they want to be able to do there (rest, play, read, etc.) and how it's important to be able to have a tidy, organized room to support the things they want to do. Also highlight how a tidy room means that cleaning it up is easy and quick! ๐ฆ๐ผ Step 4: If you get pushback about keeping more than the container allows, use an out-of-sight, out-of-mind bin. ๐ฆ๐ผ Step 5: Encourage kids by having them involved in the donation process, allow them to earn some money from consignment or selling their stuff on Facebook Marketplace, and check out these episodes (depending on their age) to encourage them as well! โDaniel Tigerโs Neighborhood - Clean Up Timeโ โBarney - Clean Upโ โPete the Cat - Sally Comes Cleanโ โPeppa Pig - Cleaning the Carโ โPeppa Pig - Tidying Upโ To learn more, listen to Episode 198 or watch it on YouTube here! Things I'm Loving Right Nowโจ One of my favorite tools to stay organized and decluttered is Meistertask, specifically templates that I've created for workflows that I can repeat time and time again. If you want to learn more about Meistertask and how it can help you get organized in life and business, check out this playlist. โจ My decluttering/organizing resource of the week is Chelsi Jo Moore's YouTube channel! I love her podcast Systemize Her Life and I've been enjoying the visuals of her YouTube channel as well. I really liked this video about mom hacks for cooking, cleaning, and laundry. P.S. my YouTube channel isn't as fancy but feel free to check it out here! What are some things you're loving right now? Hit reply and let me know. On the journey with you, Emily P.S. Skipped to the end? No problem! This week on the podcast I talked about how to declutter kids' rooms as part of the Room-by-Room series! |
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