Having a teenager can be a challenge, especially if there is a battle with getting them to clean their room. A busy social life and school is usually the distraction that keeps most teenagers from keeping their room clean. The hustle and bustle of everyday living can leave your child not interested in cleaning their room or having bad cleaning habits, but if your child does find the motivation to clean, they will discover there are many benefits to keeping their living space fresh and clean.
Recognize Your Child’s Organizing Style
While some kids seem to find what they need in the chaos of their room, finding a way to help your children with organizing their belongings will help with bringing the cleanliness of their room to importance. Helping them place their things in an organized manner in their closet or dressers will give them a sense of peace without them having to tear through their room to find what they need.
Get Rid of the Road Blocks
If a closet is too hard to open or there is not enough space for books, going through everything to figure out what your child is using is one way to eliminate a mess. Eliminating obstacles that hinder the floors and other areas of the room from being clean will help your child with knowing how to organize and when to tell you what they need to keep their room tidy. If there is more space needed on a bookshelf, then maybe buying a bigger one will help or if a laundry basket is too small for all of their clothes, then making sure they have a bigger one will help with keeping the clothes off of the floor or scattered throughout the room.
Once you figure out how to help your child get organized, cleaning up will come easily. Picking up the clothes off the floor and getting rid of the old food that has been sitting in their room for days will bring a freshness that they will not want to let go of. Keeping an organized plan on how to tackle a dirty room will help them stay on top of cleaning it.
