… Work in progress
A clutter-free, peaceful living space also helps the mind unwind.
Parenting is hard as it is. Especially working parents and busy households. Our own patterns of cleanliness and organization are a broad topic and the there’s that of passing our habits to our children.
Did you come from a cluttered home? An overly organized? A balance? Did you learn skills or did cleaning ladies do it for you?
I’ve found through trial and error, I would like the girls prepared with lifelong basic skills to organize and clean their living space. And also learned a nagging, ongoing demands “Clean your Room” with endless unfulfilled threats is pointless.
But modeling it, is helpful.
Although I do have more time in day than maybe other parents may have. I have time and time again re-organized the girls rooms. One day at a time depending who is needing it most.
Showing them different steps by doing it for them. Then doing it with them. It’s a noticeable difference too when they may be having a rough week. To give them organized and peaceful private space, like their bedrooms.
When life is already overwhelming. Schoolwork is piled up, athletics, and extra curricular expectations fill their schedules. Their social lives are just a big learning experience right now. They are absolutely an inundated with over information and overstimulation from the moment they get up until they close their eyes – day after day after day – what makes us think that just shouting “go clean your room” and not giving them the proper support and skills is a good idea.
The good news is that you can see immediate relief in moods and more stability in emotions.
Secondly, you can see the repetitive habits do sync in.
It works!
They do start automatically doing this themselves.
Humans Crave order.
When children see how easy it is to put things in the right place the first time, and have clean, organized space to unwind their minds in this overly stimulating world we live in, they naturally start doing it themselves… without any parental nagging.
Everything has its place.
Garbage in the garbage can or a little trash bin.
Recycling in recycling.
Dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
Dirty dishes in the dishwasher (the right way).
Clean clothes, shoes, bags in their designated spot.
Life doesn’t have to be so difficult. Simple processes. It’s not being a clean freak or ocd. It’s lifelong skills. Time saving; life-streaming time savers.
- Organizing Clothes:
- Personal Hygiene and Makeup:
- Keeping Keepsakes:
- Workspace:
- Fresh clean bedding
- Nice lighting
- Cozy Decor
- Plants
This all probably sounds so basic. And obvious. But it really makes a difference !
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