Any Suggestions?

[babynurse454]

Our precious 10 year old dd is a bit of a slob! Yes i will admit it she is nit perfect lol.... My problem is this, her room and bathroom is a mess! I will do the major cleaning of her bathroom but not picking up her room! I told her No swimming in the pool, no laptop, nothing,and it could be a very long boring summer unless she gets her room cleaned and that junk thrown away!!! I did it a few months ago and it took me all day to clean and pickup, well she still has not done anything or i should say very little. Should i stick to my guns on this one and see if she cleans it or give in? I really don't want to give in to her, ???

[Jinx-Troublex3]

It depends on how bad it REALLY is...

If it's just toys and junk I woud stick with the loss of priviledges until it's done. My kids would have no option but to sit and read, or clean their room. PERIOD. No TV, no friends over, no music, no electronics etc.

If it's unhealthy stuff, like food wrappers, and trash that can bring bugs, I would clean it, but give her one day of punishment for every half hour that it takes me to clean it - no computer, no pool, writing essays, doing extra school work, whatever you can think of.

[young_lv_mom]

My DD is 8, my rule is you can leave your room when you are done cleaning it other wise just to eat and use the bathroom. She would fight it at first but now she just does it so she can have fun.

[M4LG5]

Set a time every night that she must pick up her stuff.  We did this before and it was good.  We need to desperately go back to it.  haha

[steelcrazy]

My youngest son is a slob as well.  I chose to close his bedroom door and ignore all of the toys and junk all over the floor.  It is a battle that I'm not willing to fight, it isn't worth my energy or time or sanity.

[sunflowers12]

Well its kinda up to you, but if you think it will work.. I have gone threw this too so my personal method is pack up the room toys, games, beding the whole thing then when she goes in to do what ever she can't... When she shows she can take care if her things she can have them back... I did this because a remembered an episode of the cosby show way back in the 80s when the son would not clean up so they emptied out the room and played like he was a renter.. now I am not saying to do that she's to young for that but she can still learn to pick up her things.. good luck what ever you decide to do:)

[wakymom]

Since you told her that, stick to it.

I don't get too picky w/ my kids' rooms. As long as they have a clear path from the door to the bed and from both the door and bed to the window, I let it go. Every few months dh makes them do a more thorough clean up, and they have to stay in their rms, except to eat and go to the bathrm, until it's at least mostly done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hannahluvsdogs]

The only way she's going to clean it is if you stop giving in and doing it for her. My kids aren't allowed to watch tv, play video games, use the computer, or play outside if their rooms are not clean.

[babynurse454]

She is in her room now cleaning, it is just toys and such clutter all over, no food because she is not allowed food in the bedrooms, omg she will not put things away,and she knows i mean business! Im not giving in! ,she wanted to go out to the pool so bad today, I said yes today would of been a great day, you are the one making the choices. I think she is getting the message,she is a great kid, always respectful and sweet, she just has this issue of never picking up!

Quoting babynurse454:

Our precious 10 year old dd is a bit of a slob! Yes i will admit it she is nit perfect lol.... My problem is this, her room and bathroom is a mess! I will do the major cleaning of her bathroom but not picking up her room! I told her No swimming in the pool, no laptop, nothing,and it could be a very long boring summer unless she gets her room cleaned and that junk thrown away!!! I did it a few months ago and it took me all day to clean and pickup, well she still has not done anything or i should say very little. Should i stick to my guns on this one and see if she cleans it or give in? I really don't want to give in to her, ???