How to involve your kids into house cleaning. (part one)

Probably a lot of moms ask themselves this question every time when cleaning time has come.
But not many of moms can make their kids to help them. There are some decisions which may help you to get wanted results.
First of all DON’T let your kids manipulate yourself. Every child on subconscious level feels where he can find own interest. Be tough, but not too much. There should be a discipline in everything, and if you keep it, you’ll make it.
Never MAKE your kids to clean their rooms or something, just ask for that. Never shout on your kids, they can copy your character and shout instead. Be patient, if you heard negative answer on your recourse, just stay calm and with smile on your face tell them that if they wont clean, they wont get any treatment nearest month. That’s all))) In many cases this works well, but always there are an exclusions.
The better way to make your kids to help you with house cleaning is to transform this cleaning on some kind of game. Kids love to play!
For example you may play in treasure hunters. For this you’ll need a map, you may draw it buy yourself, to give it ancient appearance just spill some coffee on the paper and shade with brush.
Draw there a plan of your apartment and rooms or places which need cleaning. Then rip the map on few pieces and place in each room where you’d like them to clean. So when your kids will clean the room you will tell them where the piece of map is hided. Step by step they will combine all pieces and see where the main treasure is. Think carefully where you can place it. Maybe attic of basement will serve the best for that. You can use whatever you want as a treasure: sweets, meal, toys or other useful stuff.
REMEMBER: kids are kids, if you’d like them to help – just put yourself on their place and think what should be done to involve them in house cleaning.
Experiment and don’t forget to share your experience with us!

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