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WHEN DO YOU TIDY UP?
AT THE END OF THE DAY
AS IT IS MADE
NEVER- I DON'T TIDY
MY KIDS ARE ANGELS AND NEVER MAKE A MESS
AS IT IS MADE
NEVER- I DON'T TIDY
MY KIDS ARE ANGELS AND NEVER MAKE A MESS
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Q: Why Do Kids Mess Up Your House?!!
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Becky
Especially eHealthy
the kids get all their toys out and throw them everywhere. Last night was the worst it's ever been! 
it takes me about an hour to tidy up when the kids go to bed but i'm not one of those mums who keeps tiding up everytime they make a mess. I let them run wild then tidy up at the end of the day.
Anyway here was the living room yesterday
notice the 'guilty' look on their faces? Nope neither do i!
Thankfully it's spotless (almost) again now
good doggy .Logan!
even layla can't believe the mess!
is that a guilty look on logan's face?
and this is how they should be in my ideal world
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lil_blaze2004
Moderator
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Becky
Especially eHealthy
That's why I tidy after they go to bed cause I can't stand to wake up to messy room. I've tried tidying during the course of the day but as i'm putting the toys away they take them out again 
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Bridget
Especially eHealthy
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lil_blaze2004
Moderator
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Becky
Especially eHealthy
Yeah I have these boxes for the toys
but they are overtaking the house I have more in the kids room but I think I need a mansion! I fnd it hard to decided which toys they're not using as they play with them all... 
but they are overtaking the house
I have more in the kids room but I think I need a mansion! I fnd it hard to decided which toys they're not using as they play with them all...
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Becky
Especially eHealthy
| iheartmybostonterrier wrote: | ||
why not make a game out of cleaning up one activity before moving on to the next? Get them to help you. I know they're still young but they can put toys back in the toy box at least. I can't believe how big logan looks! He doesn't even look like a baby anymore. That last pic is adorable! |
if I said that to logan he would just stare blankly at me and so would layla! Lol.
Do you think logan is getting big? I was looking through his baby photos and has looked exactly the same since 2 months old (i'm gonna make a post about that
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tigresacanela24
Especially eHealthy
Chu has started throwing everything he can get his hands on. I try to keep things clear but it's like the kid has telekinesis and can summon objects to himself to throw. Plus dh has a messy gene. He now (started recently) tidying up during the day. His idea of tidy and mine aren't exactly the same... so when everyone goes to bed at night I putter around the house tidying. I used to do it in the morning when I worked afternoons but now that i'm straight daylight I have to do it at night.
so when everyone goes to bed at night I putter around the house tidying. I used to do it in the morning when I worked afternoons but now that i'm straight daylight I have to do it at night.
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Sunflower_pie81
Extremely eHealthy
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michelle1981
Supporter
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foxy
Experienced User
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Jolie_3110
Extremely eHealthy
Yep teach them early!!
I clean up at after they have gone to bed and most of the time my house is a tip because of toys!! Lucas is 2 but hes learning to clear up after himself, just make it into a game.
But aydan on the other hand
he wont lift a finger unless you nag, nag nag!! But then he was my first and I ran around after him for too long before I learnt my lesson!!!!
I clean up at after they have gone to bed and most of the time my house is a tip because of toys!! Lucas is 2 but hes learning to clear up after himself, just make it into a game.
But aydan on the other hand
he wont lift a finger unless you nag, nag nag!! But then he was my first and I ran around after him for too long before I learnt my lesson!!!!
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foxy
Experienced User
| jolie_3110 wrote: |
| yep teach them early!!
I clean up at after they have gone to bed and most of the time my house is a tip because of toys!! Lucas is 2 but hes learning to clear up after himself, just make it into a game. But aydan on the other hand he wont lift a finger unless you nag, nag nag!! But then he was my first and I ran around after him for too long before I learnt my lesson!!!! |
yeah, we shoot the toys into the basket (like basketball). But that's only when i'm not tired.....When i'm tired I just tell him to pick up his toys. Keya on the other hand is very neat...Always has been, she puts up her toys when she is finished.....Since she was able to understand about cleaning up, I have never had to tell her to pick up her toys.
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