As
responsible parents it's our duty to make our child responsible and discipline.
A sense of cleanliness should be developed among children from the very
childhood and one of the first steps could be motivating them to keep their
room clean. Normally your child will never find interest in cleaning their room
so you need to follow some simple rules to encourage them.
Teaching your child to keep a clean room:
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Make a fixed place for all the
materials of your child's room and label them, like label a cabinet as "Toys"
and place all the toys over there, explain this to your child that after
playing they should keep back all the toys in its designated place.
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Always remember child do
whatever they see so you need to set an example of cleanliness by keeping the
house in good order. Get the whole family involved in the cleaning process.
Enjoy the time with music so that your child can take this as a part of life
not as a tough work.
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Appreciation and simple reward
can really make the difference.
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Make the cleaning process more
challenging by setting a timer, turning on some lively music. Let him know that
when he finishes, he can go outside and play.
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Make a routine. Give a list of
work he needs to do for the day. Encourage him to look at the list upon
awakening to see what needs to be done for that day. This is a good way to help
your child set goals and become more responsible.
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Your child can't be perfect
like you so don't criticize or say anything negative. Always try to appreciate.
Thus, with a little effort and a lot of persistence, you can teach
your kids to clean their rooms and of course .it makes your life easier too.
(Sources: ehow.com, sheknows.com)