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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you make a 4 year old listen to you & follow rules/do things without reminders? Our 4 year old needs to be reminded almost everyday where he should put his backpack/shoes/jackets etc once we come home. He just lay them on the floor. He needs to be reminded it is time to go to bed, it is time to brush teeth, it is time to eat lunch etc. We always have to remind him to wash hand after potty because he often skips it. We have to help him out to clean the toys because he forgets & he DOES NOT WANT to clean up toys. Is it an age thing that things will get better once he gets older or it is our parenting issues? I & DH feel like we are his nannies, and keep nagging about him all day. We want him to grow up & more independent. And, I have been thinking should I put poster/signs everywhere in the house (e.g. a sign to wash hand after potty next to bathroom faucets (remind me of the restaurant one), a sign saying this is the place to put shoes/jacket) to remind him. I think it may work, anyone do that? Or any other recommendation?
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I think some of the other posters are being a little lax. There’s no reason that a five-year-old cannot put away their shoes and backpack and jacket. Make sure you designate a space to do those things, and make it fun with a little song. Keep reminding, and eventually he will do it on his own. There’s no reason a five-year-old cannot remember to wash hands after using the toilet. Again, make a little song about it and keep reminding and he will get it. The rest of the things well, that is just parenting. You are supposed to tell your kid when it’s time to eat time , to bathe,  to go to bed. I don’t really know any young children who unilaterally clean up their toys, but he should definitely be able to do it with a reminder from you.[/quote]

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