Comments on: Clean Up Time: Encouraging Kids to Pick Up http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/clean-up-time-e/1916/ Fri, 25 May 2012 12:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: World's Greatest Mommy http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/clean-up-time-e/1916/#comment-8187 World's Greatest Mommy Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:02:49 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/uncategorized/clean-up-time-encouraging-kids-to-pick-up/#comment-8187 I think labeling drawers and containers helps too. Label with words and pictures so that small children can still sort items. Sometimes I'll help my little kids get started by putting at least one item in each container so they know how to sort them. I think labeling drawers and containers helps too. Label with words and pictures so that small children can still sort items.

Sometimes I’ll help my little kids get started by putting at least one item in each container so they know how to sort them.

]]> By: April http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/clean-up-time-e/1916/#comment-8186 April Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:48:47 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/uncategorized/clean-up-time-encouraging-kids-to-pick-up/#comment-8186 My kids are, 10, 8 and 6 years old. For the 8 and 6 year olds the timer is gold! My son is the oldest and he knows that before he can do anything or go anywhere his room needs to be cleaned. Great ideas! Love it! www.aprildawns.blogspot.com My kids are, 10, 8 and 6 years old. For the 8 and 6 year olds the timer is gold! My son is the oldest and he knows that before he can do anything or go anywhere his room needs to be cleaned. Great ideas! Love it!
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]]> By: Kim http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/parenting-family-bliss/clean-up-time-e/1916/#comment-8185 Kim Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:52:47 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/uncategorized/clean-up-time-encouraging-kids-to-pick-up/#comment-8185 My kids loved to race - so I would occasionally set the timer to see if they could set a record time. My grandson likes to count, so I ask him to pick up 10 things and I pick up 4 things. We go back and forth until it's all done. Or if the job is too big, I'll suggest they put everything RED away and we'll take a break to have a RED treat (maybe some M & M's) then we go through each color until it's finished. Sometimes the whole job just looks overwhelming and it helps to do it in smaller increments. My kids loved to race – so I would occasionally set the timer to see if they could set a record time. My grandson likes to count, so I ask him to pick up 10 things and I pick up 4 things. We go back and forth until it’s all done. Or if the job is too big, I’ll suggest they put everything RED away and we’ll take a break to have a RED treat (maybe some M & M’s) then we go through each color until it’s finished. Sometimes the whole job just looks overwhelming and it helps to do it in smaller increments.

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