How to Teach Your Child to Clean ANY Bedroom in Ten Minutes (Without Using a Blowtorch)

As I endeavor to mold my tribe of minions into decent (and perhaps even likable) human beings, I frequently find myself staring at their disheveled rooms and wondering, "What are we doing wrong?!" Well, you can imagine my delight when I came across this handy and informative article originally posted on HowDoesShe.com

The process is simple. Broken down, it’s a five step approach in which the child is making easy decisions between few distinct options. This method is as much about teaching good, sustainable cleaning strategies as it is getting a room in order. But in order to be successful, you must be willing to let go of the minutia of adult-level details in favor of quick success. Pausing to lecture your child about “Mommy’s Perfect Folding Technique for Underwear” not only makes it impossible to finish swiftly, it has also been scientifically proven that nitpicked children are guaranteed to select the career “back-alley tattoo artist.” At least, that’s what the research says.

A word of warning: It is likely you will uncover things in the cleaning process that normally, might make you angry. Before you start cleaning, prepare yourself to keep cool by repeating this suggested phrase looking into the bathroom mirror. “I think you’ve been harboring more ferrel cats than anyone in your whole school. Oh,sweetie, that’s so . . . cute.”

Now you are ready to begin....

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