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[quote=Anonymous]I've sometimes had success turning cleaning into almost a competition against mom and dad, whoever comes home first. What if you made a checklist (not crazy long, maybe 6-7 things) and every night keep score with the kids of how many areas or tasks they can get checked off. This works best if they have some free time in the 1/2 hour before you get home, but could still work regardless. At the end of the week they get a prize (movie, extra half hour up for being mature about keeping care of their space, really depends on the age of your kids.) I think you can very honestly frame to the Au Pair that as an adult in the house and the one who spends the majority of the time there presumably causing clutter with your kids she gets to take a leadership role in helping things change. [/quote]
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