https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Sun, 23 Jul 2023 02:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1391 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:45:50 +0000 #comment-1391 Well,. I TRY to be happy and enthusiastic about it. That is not always actually the case. 🙂

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1390 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:45:25 +0000 #comment-1390 These are such great ideas! Thank you for sharing them here. 🙂

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1389 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:00:28 +0000 #comment-1389 My kids at 3, 6, and 8 are not very good at keeping the toys, blankets, pillows, and discarded socks mess to their own rooms and have been going through a case of the dropsies. This makes cleaning the front room and the dining room floors a constant chore (and not one like washing dishes that they are young enough to actually enjoy.) The times that they clean up the fastest is when it is a game. This week, I had a dutch auction night with them where each person was their own team. I would challenge them to bring me something round, or all one color, something with a face or wordson it. The rule was that they had to put each item away after I gave them credit. I made up the challenges as I went along, but I am thinking of making up a list of items to keep on hand. As they get older, I am sure that they will want to be able to "win" versus us making sure each kid got each item without a time limit, but for now, easy no-arguments picking up and mine still like to dust. 🙂 I hope this helps someone elsewith littles.

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1388 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:35:36 +0000 #comment-1388 I love your happy, enthusiasm about cleaning. Thanks for the tips for getting the kids to join in!
mommycrusader.com

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1387 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:48:21 +0000 #comment-1387 Thank you!

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1386 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:47:56 +0000 #comment-1386 That is an excellent idea! I have two of the sweepers, so I think I will shorten one of them to make it easier for my youngest!

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1385 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:01:56 +0000 #comment-1385 What great tips, Kim! Thanks so much!!

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1384 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:55:23 +0000 #comment-1384 Great products I have Swiffer in both my houses. Yes I clean my own houses with Swiffer it is much easier! Unfortunately my kids are working men now. Boy, how I miss them helping me with housework. 🙁
Karen Marie
Dragonfly & Lily Pads

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1383 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:54:30 +0000 #comment-1383 Swiffer definitely makes it easy for kids to help! Great tips.

]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-secrets-to-get-kids-to-help-with/#comment-1382 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:10:00 +0000 #comment-1382 My kids LOVE to swiffer. i took 2 of the extensions out of the sweeper so it is really short and even the baby pushes it around

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