Make it a game. If my lounge room is trashed I will say "Okay you boys find 10 things to pick up and put away properly in the loungeroom, and who can do it the quickest ... ready set go" even Ashton my 3 yr old who can count to 10 gets in there and does it as well.
My boys have their own computer. Have done so for ages, but last weekend it was finally connected to our wireless internet network. They know they are not allowed on till jobs are done. Quicker they get their jobs done, quicker they get to go on. Their connection is via USB so I can disconnect it when I want. During the week I give them 1 big job to do, like last week was clean skirting boards, and I don't mind if it takes the whole week for them to do it all, as long as they do some each day. On weekends they have to clean up general untidyness, bedrooms, bathroom etc.
I found threatening putting general toys etc in the bin didn't work for my lot. Even when I did put a bag of toys that were all over the floor in the bin, neither of them batted an eyelid.
Last edited by Astrolady; August 15th, 2010 at 01:00 PM.
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