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[quote=Anonymous]How are you doing today OP?  It sounds like your not depressed, which is great, but that doesn't mean you're not anxious.  Might be worth an evaluation, or just mention to your primary care physician and see what he or she recommends.

I think you might consider setting some rules with very specific consequences, particularly with your 8 year old and cleaning up.  Nagging is draining for everyone.

[list]Sit down with her and tell her that it's a privilege that she has so many toys to play with, and that she needs to take care of them.  [/list]
[list]Define *exactly* what that means in terms of cleaning up etc.  [/list]
[list]Then tell her what the consequence is going to be if she doesn't clean up her toys.  I personally just put them in a garbage bag and stash them for a specified amount of time. [/list] 
[list]Then tell her she can choose to clean up, or if you have to be the one to clean up, the toys are going to disappear for a while.[/list]
[list]Remind her ONE TIME about what you discussed, and no more.[/list]
[list]If she doesn't clean up, then follow through with removing the toys.[/list]

This may solve your house cleaning problem too ;)

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