Does your child leave dirty clothes or dishes lying around? Have you tried creating a plan for your child to get better at cleaning only to have it fail? If your plans keep failing at showing your child how to become better with cleaning, then finding different ways to make them more interested in it may be what is needed.
Don’t Make Cleaning a Punishment
If you are used to making your child clean as a form of punishment, then changing why the cleaning should be done to have more opportunities to do something fun may help. Most children usually think of cleaning as a form of punishment, especially when it is a chore they do not want to do or if they feel they are being punished for being disobedient. Changing your tone from grumpy or disinterested when asking your child to clean something may make them want to clean when presenting the task to them. Finding an activity they are interested in as a reward for cleaning or giving out an allowance for cleaning may give them a different attitude when it comes to cleaning around the house.
Have A Cleaning Contest
Do you have multiple rooms that need to be cleaned? Making it a contest for your children can be a fun way to get your rooms cleaned. Assign a child a room and see who gets done first. If you want to add a twist, you can add a special prize at the end or do something nice for them. This cleaning technique will help with making your child enthusiastic about cleaning every time.
Plan a Yard Sale
If your child’s toys have taken over your home, planning a yard sale with all of the unused stuff and their old toys will help with clearing the house out. To make it more interesting, letting your child help with the sale and take all of the money for every toy sold will make them more enthusiastic about clearing out their old toys and having the sale.
While finding the joy in cleaning may be a task in itself, finding reasons to get your child interested in cleaning will bring life lessons on the importance of cleaning and how fun it can be.
