Kids Room Tips

kids wont clean there room,any ideas?

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1. No video games, TV, computer cell phones or friends for a week.If they still wont make it 2 weeks.keep adding a week and stick to it.
2. tell them there going to get a spanking if they dont
3. ground them from everything until they do
4. belts are used for more than keeping your pants up
5. Tell them that you are gonna donate some of the toys they dont pick up to kids that will appreciate them... I tell my 5 yo daughter that and she freaks out cuz she just got a tv and dvd player for christmas so she would not want to have that taken away...
6. punish them if they don't. DO NOT SPANK THEM!!! unless u absolutely have 2!! hope it helps!! toodles
7. TAKE EVERYTHING THEY LIKE AWAY FROM THEM. OR, GO THROUGH THEIR ROOM WITH A LARGE GARBAGE BAG AND DUMP EVERYTHING THEY DON'T PICK UP IN IT. I BET THEY WILL GET A MOVE ON IT.
8. you can have them play a game like, time them and whoever cleans their room faster, wins a dollar, a game, or candy,etc. or you can make up a chart of everything, and lets say there is a sweater on the floor.. have that sweater be 10pts. whoever gets more points wins something! you could do it anywhere around the house,i.e., kitchen, bathroom..etc.
9. Don't make them. It's their room, shouldn't they make the choice over whether it is neat or dirty? If they make a mess in the rest of the house, make it clear that because the house is communal space they must clean it up. But their room is their space, if they want it to be a pigstye then let them.
10. take what they love one by one....and tell them that they have to keep t clean 'causse you'll be givingheir room random inspections...worked for me when i was growing up..and im rather neat..no that my parents still check my room, it just turned into a habbit to put something back.
11. If possible, remove ALL their toys. Then, let them choose two or three toys that they can play with and put away. Each day (or two days, week, etc.) that they clean their room, they may choose another item to keep in their room. Continue until they can put all their stuff away. You may reach this point when only half their stuff is in their room. In this case, donate it or something.
12. When I was a kid and I didn't clean my room, my mom kicked me out of it. She handed me a laundry basket and told me to put the clothes and school stuff I'd need from my room for 2 days and my bible in it. She told me to bring my pilllow and get a sleeping bag from the basement. She then proceeded to lock my door and I had to sleep in the hall (with hardwood floors)for two days with a sleeping bag, pillow, bible, homework and my clothes. After two days she gave me a chance to get my room back by cleaning it and I sure did!!!!! Then she told me that my room and everything in it is a privilege and If I abuse it by not cleaning my room, I will lose it. From then on, I was always pretty good about cleaning my room. It was tough but it worked!
13. Shut the door.
14. A open hand applied to the seat of their pants liberal y and a promise of more if the job isn't done right. It worked wonders for my grand kids. Their mom wouldn't and she was very surprised at the results. Now all she does is say get it done or I wall call grand dad.
15. make a game out of it...kids love to play games..my daughter and i watched an episode of little bill(on noggin)and he played a game called zippy zoo...each child picks up something and says 1 2 zippy zoo and throws it or places it in their toy boxes..it makes it go quicker..they love to do it and i dont have to yell anymore.....now if they are teenagers if you can still see the floor consider it a good day....good luck
16. If you clean it for them chances are they will get mad enough because they don't know where their toys are. So from then on they will probably start cleaning it them selfs so they know where everything is.
17. When my kids room gets messy I try to have them clean it before it gets too bad, if a child is in a room that looks like a hurricane hit, they get over whelmed and don't know where to start. So I try at least twice a week to have them clean room. Also if it is really bad just sit in there and tell them what to do. Get a magazine for yourself, and tell them ok first find all the dirty clothes, and put them in a basket. Now, Find all of the toys that go in the toy box. Ect. Make sure that the child has a place for EVERYTHING. It will make it sooo much easier. Like a book case for books, a drawer for barbies, and one for her clothes and accessories. Boys- a bin for sports equipment, shelf for games. Have there drawers organized, label them with pictures if they are small kids and can't read yet. It will make cleaning a routine and that is how they learn to be organized.
18. Tell them they have 24 hours to get their room cleaned up and things put away properly. Let them know if they don't have it done that anything left not put away or picked up properly they lose it. When they go to school check their rooms and if it is unkept or lying round put it in a big box or trash bag and put the box/bag away where only you know where it is. Tell them after the shock wears off when they return that you have asked them to put their things away properly and because they didn't listen to you and don't show that they appreciate their things you have removed those things left out and that were a mess. Tell them they can earn back their things 1 at a time when they show they can be responsible enough to care for their things properly by keeping their rooms clean and doing what you ask. Each WEEK that goes by that they do so they can have back one thing until they earn it back. Next time you have to remind them to "clean up your rooms or else" you'll see better results- and faster ones. If they refuse even after losing their things let the trash man take them or donate them to an appropriate organization that will use them and appreciate them. Good luck.
19. Give them one day to clean. If that fails put everything in trash bags. pretend to bring them to the dump. ( store them at a friends house if you have one near by ) Then when they realize what is happening. bring them back and say the dump wont take toys till next week.
20. I have a daughter we have fought with over the years regarding this matter (nothing seems to have worked) but I will list what we have done anyway : grounding, banning, not letting out of room until clean (this works until next time) no pocket money (they have to earn it anyway so don't deserve if room messed up) take all the toys out and put them in shed. Every week the room is clean she gets to choose one toy to take back. (After 1 toy in 12 months we gave them to salvo's) Mum cleans up room, everything not where it's supposed to be is piffed (or hidden somewhere and they think it's piffed) a tent in the backyard with "child's name's pigsty" on it, and that is where they can sleep (Still have that threat up my sleeve) clean room -v- consequences contract (wasn't worth the paper it was written on) embarrassment when their friends come around (they just don't seem to care) I really have given up pretty much, I quite often stand in the doorway and give her specific instructions and she tidies it up quite well. Perhaps they just can't pick somewhere to start? I am not a clean freak either.....all I want is the bed to be made and shit to not be on the floor. At the moment you walk in and nearly trip over. When I do clean it, it probably takes me about an 1 hr, so if she did it everyday it would take 10 mins. IT IS SO FRUSTRATING