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[quote=Anonymous]OP those ages are tough and everything can definitely feel overwhelming.

I personally found it challenging to find someone who wanted to do just a few hours of "house manager" type work that was reliable and affordable.

You mentioned 2 specific issues so I'll start there.

Laundry - there are plenty of good laundry service options in DC.  Just try it out for a month or two and see if it makes a difference.

Toys - I agree with 2 of the PPs on this.

1) Get a personal organizer to get your play room or area in great shape so that every toy has a home.

2) If there are too many toys, and they're not taking care of them, just take everything that's not cleaned up every night and put it in a big bin.

One of 2 things will happen... they'll either not notice that the stuff is gone, which is a sign that they have way too much crap, and you can give it away.  Or, they'll be sad and you can say that toys that don't get cleaned up need to be put away for a few days, and then they'll learn to clean up.

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