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]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/01/making-clean-up-time-more-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-8000 Sharon Vote Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:04:18 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=25#comment-8000 Have you tried a simple reward system? Start slow. If she can put 5 toys away she can have a snack item that she likes. If she's like my girls, they like their nails painted. Sometimes I'll use that as a reward to get their room cleaned up. Last week I told all 3 of my kids that if they could get their rooms cleaned up in an hour, we'd play a game for an hour. My son was the only one who succeeded so we played while the girls kept working. Have you tried a simple reward system? Start slow. If she can put 5 toys away she can have a snack item that she likes. If she’s like my girls, they like their nails painted. Sometimes I’ll use that as a reward to get their room cleaned up. Last week I told all 3 of my kids that if they could get their rooms cleaned up in an hour, we’d play a game for an hour. My son was the only one who succeeded so we played while the girls kept working.

]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/01/making-clean-up-time-more-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-7999 Sharon Vote Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:59:20 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=25#comment-7999 I have used a similar game. I put each thing my girls were supposed to do to clean their room on slips of paper. I had thinks like "pick up 5 books" or "put 7 toys in the toybox." I then put the slips of paper in a bowl and they had to draw a slip of paper after each chore was done. When my older daughter began reading well enough, she got to read the slips of paper for both of them. Skills: cleaning, organizing, counting, reading, cooperation. I have used a similar game. I put each thing my girls were supposed to do to clean their room on slips of paper. I had thinks like “pick up 5 books” or “put 7 toys in the toybox.” I then put the slips of paper in a bowl and they had to draw a slip of paper after each chore was done. When my older daughter began reading well enough, she got to read the slips of paper for both of them. Skills: cleaning, organizing, counting, reading, cooperation.

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