My girls have gotten better though, I took about 2/3's of their toys away and they now have to clean up their own room of a night time before bed. If I walk by during the day and see them starting to destroy stuff, I remind them that its them that has to pack it away tonight, so they might want to be a bit neater.
But they also rip things they day they get it - I just throw it in the bin. Their loss. I figure they're not really interested in it anyway. But it does drive me mad because we are on a very low income so once its gone - its gone!
DD1 is a bit older but I've found what works with her is telling her that if we have to spend money on things she's broken/lost etc. then it means we won't have enough money to go on holiday (and for us a holiday is a weekend away). She adores holidays so that is a really good incentive for her.
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