Be flexible. I have always asked that it gets a good tidy and clean by Saturday. When they are generally good at doing that I am flexible when things come up etc. works well in our house.

Oh gosh, I remember my daughter as a teen, her bedroom was a horizontal wardrobe. Terrible

I’m impressed that my teens have pretty tidy rooms as they like to have them clean and tidy. Nearly every holidays they clean out their unwanted items and clothing so that their rooms don’t get cluttered.

A wonderful selection! Thank you for sharing your travel experiences! I’m sure my family will enjoy this weekend too. I would like to travel with my whole family and take animals with me. But often I have to come up with something, because it is even more difficult to suck with animals than with children. They are all soy children. Does dog kennels brisbane help me? I think we’ll grab some sandwiches and have a little picnic in Perth.

I think its important to instill good behaviors from early on. I tell my kids that if they don’t clean up their play area’s first, they are unable to move into their next task.

I have always tried to teach mine from young to put their things away I don’t do anything special but remind them here and there if there is something not in its place. So far so good I think they are a bit too over the top with things being “in the right place” at times but I’d rather that then a big mess I suppose.

I really enjoyed reading the handy tips especially the point of setting small but manageable goals. I tried this today and it worked. I got my kids to neatly put away their clothes in the appropriate places. I also bribed them with a milkshake if they could get it done before lunch.

My tween is terrible at keeping her bedroom clean. I would love to see how people store kids clothes and ‘nic nacs’ in rooms. I just feel like there is junk everywhere

I dread my 7 year old becoming a teenager, this post describes her to a tee. It’s been a battle since she started becoming independent. I’m ready to throw away everything she owns.

Great helpful tips! Definitely keeping on top of it helps, I know my 8 year old struggles if he doesn’t have daily reminders! I have a reward chart ATM where they earn points by helping with cleaning and keeping their bedroom clean.once they reach enough points they get to choose a prize from the prize box which works for us.

Yes so true a few helpful hints for them perhaps and the wipes work wonders. It is they’re own private space so definitely needs to be respected I feel. Which is why I’m not too strict just try to have a balance.

My newly minted teen has her own bin & Landry hamper however the floor-drobe is still going strong with leftover wrappers & fruit peels.

I agree we never have food and drinks (apart from water) in the kids bedrooms or upstairs. It means I never find rotten apple cores or mouldy food around the house!

When my daughter was in her teens I was very strict and had rules that she had to abide too. One of the many rules was keeping her room tidy. If on the weekend her room was a mess, I would take all items on the floor(clothes, equipment etc) and throw it all in the bin. She soon learnt.

I’m in the accept it and move on stage of my bedroom! I have clothes and pillows on the floor pushed against the walls. I let the kids bedrooms go fr a bit till they decide to do artwork on the bed and end up drawing on the sheets or until I can’t get to their beds due to all the toys!

my Daughter is only 7 and l have taught her early to keep her room clean l give her pocket money each week to keep it clean So l have told her when she gets older if her room is not clean there will be NO pocket money and she will have to get a job to get anything she wants

I like these tips as it meets teens halfway to start getting them used to domestic responsibilities. Baby steps with some people!

My sons were poles apart when they were younger. They both had very tidy rooms but with a big difference. The youngest one knew where his things were and he always put his dirty clothes in the wash. However when it came to wash day there wasn’t much from his older brother. We found out the secret when he couldn’t find his school uniform. Turned out that he would sweep his floor and everything went under his bed. He would have his quilt hanging down low so you only saw under the bed if you lifted it up. Now that he’s an adult his home is squeaky clean.

Start teching them to clean when they are very young

Keeping on top of it always helps!