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[quote=Anonymous]I was a super-messy kid. And so sentimental I wanted to keep everything. I really needed my mom's guidance to get everything organized after a point. We went through stuff, made a list of things that would help me get organized (file boxes, folders, baskets). I purged stuff that I could bear to part with. As a reward, we went out and bought fun and cute organizational stuff and she helped me get it all together. After that point, I was on my own and my mom made it clear that it was my responsibility alone to keep it neat.

I'm still very sentimental and love keeping stuff, but I've also become a neat-freak over the years :)

If the room really is a disaster, come up with a plan together and help her get started. Try to avoid criticizing the things that she wants to keep - that would have made me very defensive. Be clear that she can keep things if she makes space for them in an organized way. Buy a cork board for stuff like the Hello Kitty paper. Get her file boxes for school papers, etc. [/quote]

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