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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve heard of other situations where CPS will actually give the family some supports to deal with this kind of issue—like maybe approve a cleaner coming in for one big clean, or providing counseling to mom and child re hygiene etc.  it may be worth asking your caseworker if there are any supports they can provide especially with respect to teaching teen about hygiene.

I’m sympathetic because I have a teen that is a borderline hoarder and she flips out when I go into her room.  I go in once a week or so when she’s out and grab all the trash I can see, any dishes, and do a load f laundry for her if she hasn’t done it.  I’m hoping she’ll be able to rein it in a little in college when she has more limited stuff in the room and peer pressure about a baseline level of cleanliness.

If you can afford it, a session with a room organizer type person might be helpful too — just making sure she has easy places to put things and an enormous trash can might be helpful.  I might even put a milk crate outside her room that she can dump plates it, if you really can’t get her to stop eating in her room.  (I’ve been fighting that battle with my teens forever.). [/quote]

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