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[quote=Anonymous]Im sorry youre frustrated. Heres whats worked for me (kids are 7,5 and 3):

1. Have specific homes for stuff. Books are scooped up and dumped in a wicker floor basket just for books. MAGnatiles in a big rubbermaid. Crayons in a big container. Sometimes temporarily store toys in basement so theyre out of the rotation.

2. Kid wants to do something. I say, "sure, first do xyz (clear your dishes, put away your shoes, let out the dog, whatever) real quick and we'll do that fun thing"

3. Keep my own room immaculate so i have a space of sanity. Lock the door and tell them the floor is lava, hah.

4. Involve them in laundry. Started with sorting out all the socks or dishrags. Progressed to sorting by fam member. Now they can fold towels, match and fold socks, put away.

5. Accepted their different personalities. My oldest is kind of lazy but super motivated by carrots. So he will do laundry tasks or clean up if theres a candy as reward. My middle loves tools (we got him a shop vac for xmas and our garage floor has been immaculate since hah ) so thats his cleaning groove. 3 year old is hopefully just absorbing our culture of keeping a tidy home together[/quote]

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