This post is for all the MOMS out there!
As a parent, there are several hard teaching moments, but one of the ones that you feel like you're always nagging upon is cleaning. Picking up toys, putting them back where they found them and in the RIGHT place. And explaining where the toys belong. Then cleaning up spills, dropped food, etc. It seems never ending!
This is definitely an area where we struggle. We want the child to learn but sometimes it's easier and faster to do it yourself.
One of the things that we do with our son is make it a game. My son loves anything that's a race. So using a timer to see how many toys he can pick up before the timer goes off is a fun game for him. Or we jump in too and it's a contest who can pick up the most toys. Or how many toys can we pick up during commercials of his favorite shows.
We also try to encourage donating as part of cleaning. We talk quite a bit about what toys he isn't using anymore. What toys he wants to give to children who don't have toys.
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I'm not a mom yet, but my mom taught us some things that I'll definitely teach my own kids one day! The first is to "clean as you go." This means if you start a project and finish using something midway, you put that thing away. That way by the time your project is done, you are pretty much finished cleaning up! She would also set the timer for 15 minutes and we'd all see how much we could get cleaned and/or put away in that time (as fast as we could go). When the timer went off, we stopped. It was fun and between the four of us in our family, we got a lot done in 15 minutes.
Posted by: Alissa | October 06, 2011 at 08:53 PM
I've had licorice ice cream on my to-do list all summer long but kept putting it off because it just doesn't strike me as a very summery flavor. However, now its fall but even though the leaves have turned bright yellow its still hot and summery outside. The perfect time to test out some fall ice cream flavors.
Posted by: justin bieber shoes | October 19, 2011 at 02:14 AM
The first is to "clean as you go." This means if you start a project and finish using something midway, you put that thing away. That way by the time your project is done, you are pretty much finished cleaning up! Great read.
Posted by: San Diego Catering | October 24, 2011 at 08:03 AM
I have timer to see how many toys and games he can select up before the cooking timer goes off is a fun activity for them. I leap in too and it is a fight who can select up the most toys and games.
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