Yasin has a large circus tent/cubby in the lounge. It's where he takes his treasures and he does the bolt to there if he doesn't want to co-operate with me or needs a bit of quiet time. Sometimes he likes to have his nap in there. I was just tidying the lounge and I stuck my head in and noticed it was getting a bit messy in there. I was about to tidy it for him and then I thought maybe I should just let it alone - it is his space after all.
He's not allowed to have food in there so it's messy but not dirty and since it has flaps at the doorway the mess is hidden and doesn't impact on the lounge.
Now that he's 3 is he old enough to start taking responsibility for his space or am I expecting too much? Of course I understand that he needs help/guidance with tidying.
How old were your children when they started helping to tidy thier own spaces?
TBH if I can drop something from my cleaning list I'll be happy lol.