Saturday, February 25, 2012

Small Children, Big Messes: Organization Leads to Clean


Small Children, Big Messes: Organization Leads to Clean
Tips on Setting Your Child Up for Success
From the kitchen in her home, Diana McHale can look into the adjoining children's playroom and see when things have gotten out of hand. That’s when her children -- Eamon, 4, and Brendan, 2 -- have let the toys spill out of that room and into the rest of the house. “Eventually it will start creeping into the kitchen," said McHale, of Denver, "and I’ll say, ‘All right, I can’t cook with these Legos at my feet.’” Usually, though, with help from her husband, Padraic, the family keeps the toy situation under control. They have their own system: no toys – just books – in the children's bedrooms and a wealth of toy storage in the play area. And they keep the atmosphere lighthearted: “We sort of make it a game,” she said. But occasionally, McHale said, she has to put her foot down when a toy can’t seem to find its home: She tells the the children she’ll pick it up, put it in a cabinet and leave it there for a week. The key, she said, is choosing an ultimatum that she and her husband can follow through on. That balance, however, must be accompanied by an understandable... Read More

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