Get Your Kids to Help You Get Out of the Clutter by Showing Them Tangible Benefits
When it’s time to clean the house, there is no reason you can’t involve the whole family in it. You can even get your kids involved in play, letting them see how less clutter will improve their lives.
If you want your kids on board, Living Well Spending Less’s Ruth Soukup invites you to show you how saying goodbye to some things they don’t need can benefit them. Give them specific examples, such as showing them how cleaning their room – a job they probably don’t like – will be much easier with fewer things. You can also arrange a garage sale and let them choose something new to buy them with the money they earn from the things they got rid of. They may also see how enjoyable it is to present a toy they no longer play with to someone else who will appreciate it. If you can show them tangible results, they will be more likely to help and learn to stay organized.
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