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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who cares? It's not worth the fight.[/quote]

We are stepping on things and she’s avoiding her room and dragging things into our living room. Since we’re in a small apartment we have to curb the spread.  I have bins, cubbies, baskets for her to chuck stuff in even if it’s not fully organized (which I go in and do every so often). The answers here helped.

I removed a few items and asked her how proud she’d feel about herself if she was the one to organize her room this time. After some initial tears it miraculously worked. It’s not as clean as I might make it, but there is now space for her to play. She can remember where her things are even if not organized. So minus the constant spread into house we might have a new way to do this. Hopefully it’s repeatable!!

I’m feel much more relaxed about it seeing her to engage in the process. She knows to clean up at school, so it was frustrating here. Having more realistic expectations and letting her find her own ay made a difference. Being hands-off in the actual tidying was enormous in shifting this. Plus lots of hugs when she felt overwhelmed.

Thank you all for your input and sharing of experiences! [/quote]

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