Kids cleaning their rooms

[SarahBear]

When I was a kid, my room was a disaster... up until a few months ago, my house was a disaster! Yet somehow I've got a kid who will clean her own room without being asked and volunteer to do laundry?

Is this a phase or did I get lucky?

 

[AngelUK]

I have no idea but one of my boys goes through phases when he wants to help tidy and then he doesn't. It could be both. FX she is naturally tidy. I so wish I were!

 

[wtbmummy]

We taught ds to put his own toys away from about 18months. Now he puts them away "mostly" without being asked. He also knows to put toys away before getting more out.
He cleans his own table everyday with wipes (not something i really asked) and will take out any washing n put in machine.

I think he's good at clearing up as he has always done so. Therefore he just knows its something he has to do. We rarely get conflict about it unless hes super tired.

Fx for you that your DD just likes things being clean like my ds does. It has been embarasing in the past as we've been to grandparents houses and he stands there and says "ewww dirty" about their houses

 

[sequeena]

I was a messy kid too. I had a playroom and at one point my mother couldn't open the door thomas is getting better at putting things away but he needs constant encouragement as he gets distracted very easily. Hes so stubborn too and will only do something if he wants to.

 

[_Meep_]

I remember being about 4 and absolutely LOVING helping my mother do the dishwasher, washing up or dusting/polishing stuff (that was partly down to enjoying the smell of polish though).

Certainly, by the time I was (at most) 9 or 10, I had totally lost interest and now, I would rather die than do any of those things.

 

[SarahBear]

What does "fx" mean?

It has to just be her nature because I certainly never worked too hard at teaching her to clean up. I would have tried harder except that my husband didn't hold her to any sort of standard of cleanliness during the day (he's a stay-at-home dad). At some point, after we started keeping the house tidier, I started having her do some minimal amount of picking up before bed, but have really not worked at this. She just does it and is self-motivated! It's awesome! I think that having her own room has helped some with her not leaving things all over the house though. Because she has realized that she can close the door and not let her brother get to her stuff. But the actually decently tidy room is just because she wants to.

 

[_Meep_]

It means 'fingers crossed'.

I hope my kids turn out like Violet!

 

[lau86]

Some people don't like mess/ clutter. I don't like mess and clutter it makes my brain feel cluttered. If anyone knows what I'm talking about! Maybe she is just like that or maybe it's a phase?

 

[SarahBear]

There's a difference between not liking clutter and being good about managing clutter.

 

[AngelUK]

Very true! I do not like clutter but I am not good at managing it. Sadly.

 

[_Meep_]

Very true! I do not like clutter but I am not good at managing it. Sadly.

Story of my life. Even my brain is cluttered. I've no chance of tackling real life clutter.

 

[weedle]

My kids tidy their rooms (even the 1year old ) because I really encourage it. I like everything away before bath time and my 4yo has been brought up to put toys away before then and my 1yo has followed suit. I have no idea if they are naturally tidy though because of how much I insist they do it