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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are grown and gone.  I had the same rules as you OP.  I felt they needed to have a space that could be "theirs" but no food.  I did have them do chores around the house and organize and clean up their messes in the family spaces.  I encouraged them to make the bed and showed them that I like to start the day that way.  One of their chores routinely would be clean your room- bi weekly or monthly?  Not going to lie, I would go in, and do a deep cleaning-dusting, vacuuming, curtains, windows (because when they are younger they just don't care to clean as thoroughly as I would) 2-3 times a year without being nosy about their stuff.  Especially in the fall when they went back to school.  For my super messy kid, I'd just throw everything on the floor on the bed and say organize this or don't.

My children who were messy, can still sometimes be messy and cluttery.  But as they grew, had friends over, went away to college they began to become more conscious of keeping their living space clean and organized.  [/quote]

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