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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll be a voice of dissent. I don’t clean as I go, but I don’t leave it all day either. I actually ran an income daycare before this all started. I do a few cleanups as part of our schedule throughout the day. Let the house be a disaster all morning and clean up before lunch or during nap. Clean up after dinner before bath. But don’t waste one sorting toys back into bins all day long as nauseam, just two or three “resets.”

And get rid of more stuff! Even if it’s just moved into bins in the basement for the next month. Less toys and [b]more outdoor time[/b]![/quote]

OP works.  Her kids are 1 and 3.  I imagine it's really difficult to have them outdoors all day while she's trying to work.[/quote]

Some set ups are harder than others, but my husband set up a desk in the garage so he can keep an eye out on our four year old as he rides a bike on our driveway. I sit on the deck while the four year old and one year old dig in the sandbox. Our yard isn’t fenced, but they stay close. It’s difficult right now, but you can make it easier on yourself.

For example, don’t get them set up with puzzles until the playdo is cleaned up. No need to have two messy activities going concurrently.[/quote]

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