Accepting a Messier Home: Toddler
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Messy House!
Asked by M.:. from Tucson
on September 6, 2012
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help no matter how hard i try!!!! and i try! my house always looks like hell! its sooooooo messy! KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH any tips to a clean house?
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- Gee, Muffy, not everyone can afford to hire a maid! Lol Check out fly lady. Little steps every day until it becomes routine. And it's ok if you have a messy hous...
- Get your kids in the habit of picking up after themselves. Even little kids can put their shoes away and put toys and activities away before getting out something el...
- Downsize. And then...downsize some more. Only keep things you LOVE and NEED. Everything else goes...in every single room. This has been an ongoing process with me ...
Setting up a Household Schedule
Asked by H.D. from Minneapolis
on April 15, 2008
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Hi! I'm a new mom to 3 through international adoption. Son is 10, daughter is 8 and youngest daughter is 3. Wonderful beautiful children! We've been home with them...
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- I'm a Payroll SHE (Sidetracked Home Executive) and I third, fourth (?) Lea's suggestion for Flylady.net. You'll love her motto, "You're not behind! Jump in where you a...
- Hi H., I hear you! I stay at home and I still have that problem. I was going to suggest the fly lady like Lea did but here is something that might help for dinne...
- You have a lot on your plate. It's going to take a while before you get a hang of juggling it all. Don't judge yourself by what you think others are capable of doing a...
Kids Messy Bedrooms
Asked by H.B. from Allentown
on August 16, 2011
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OK, I am curious how you moms feel about your children's bedrooms. I have two boys, ages 6 and 12, who have bedrooms that look like a tornado went through. You know ...
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- Each family needs to navigate and find their own way. In our home, the kids are expected to really clean their room once a week (Saturday works for us). They don't g...
- First of all, your son is NOT A GUEST in your house. The house we live in is ALL of our home. Also, I am SHOCKED by these responses! I asked this same type of quest...
- My mom spent SO much time nagging at me as a teenager to clean up my room. I was the same clothes were all over etc. Never anything gross like the garbage, just prim...
Messy Household Need Help
Asked by K.H. from Washington DC
on April 29, 2009
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Is there anyone else out there that can't stand the mess in the house from the kids. I want to get over feeling this way. I cringe every time I walk around the house a...
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- K., let me just start by saying all of us mom's feel that way. For me, it took us 10 years to have our 1st - who is now 6, I also have a 15 month old and another one ...
- Ugh I know the feeling. I am constantly surrounded by clutter and mess and it makes me freaking crazy. I get the kitchen and the living room cleaned up but then my kid...
- K.: Hello! I didn't read the other responses first. Do if this is a repeat, I'm sorry. She's two - she's old enough to put her toys away herself. Remind her t...
Messy House and It's 4 Against 1!
Asked by M.B. from Eugene
on September 2, 2011
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I have a family of 5. It's my husband and I, our 5 year old daughter, our 2 year old daughter, and our 4 month old son. Our house is ALWAYS messy and the main problem ...
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- This is what I finally had to do when it all got way too crazy! First, everyone has to help clean up - even my 18 month old twins know how to unload the dishwasher an...
- You are not your husband's servant. You have to get a household cleanup agreement with him. What does this man/child think. We women should work 96 hours when he wo...
- Lead by example. Yes, you need to start cleaning up after yourself, but your hubby & 5 year old are more than capable. My 3 & 6 year olds made a Summer Wish list of ...
My House Is a Mess!
Asked by K.C. from Kansas City
on April 19, 2007
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HELP! I feel like I am drowning in house work! I have a great hubby who tries to help out. I feel like I hardly get to do fun things with my kids cause there's always ...
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- Hi K.!! I know EXACTLY how you feel!! I highly recommend flylady.com also!! You can sign up for free & will help you get on track. Babysteps!!!It has helped me so muc...
- Well,you have had some great responses!! I am checking out Flylady.com myself :-) But, being a perfectionist- I have really really had to work to be okay with ever...
- K., I understand exactly how you feel. The other day I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got some utility bins, there are all different colors and styles. Put them on th...
My House Is a Mess!
Asked by L.S. from Omaha
on June 27, 2008
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I need help! I work about 45 hours a week and my husband works about 50, sometimes more, a week. We have a 10 1/2 month old daughter who attends day care full time. ...
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- Make a schedule so that you don't have to get it all done at once. Look at your work load and schedule lighter jobs on heavy work days. Make Sat. Morning chore morni...
- Flylady.net Flylady is all about setting up routines so your house will never be more than 15 minutes away from company ready. I have been using her system off and o...
- Hi L., I can relate with feeling overwhelmed with the house cleaning on top of everything else you've got going on. I spent much of my time in that state when my son...
My House Overwhelms Me!
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on June 9, 2011
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Hi Ladies!
I've done some soul-searching lately. I tend to be a totally anxious and overhwhelmed when I get home from work, and I'm pretty sure the reason is because...
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- I think it would be helpful to have a "let's cleanup" for 15 minutes when you get home. Everyone should help and contribute. You can tell your daughters that you want ...
- You need to down size. Get rid of clutter, get a routine and get everyone on board...I have struggled with being organized all my life and I am finally getting a grip ...
- I think you hit on something that a lot of us can relate to. We have a "five minute clean up" every evening. Everyone is assigned a room (bed, bath, kitchen, etc). ...
HELP PLEASE! My 20 Month Old Son Wont Eat
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on June 28, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I need some serious help here. My 20 month old just wont eat, every single meal time is a serious challenge. We're doing all things wrong, distracting him ...
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- You are kind of answering your own question. You're chasing him? Giving him sweet foods? I don't get it. Why would he eat under those circumstances? You aren't tea...
- Those kids you see eating un-fussily in a high chair probably haven't eaten in 10 days! LOL I went through this. I would ask, beg, chase, tempt.....then one day I ha...
- maybe he just isn't hungry. kids go through phases and mine used to throw his food if he wasnt' hungry. mine goes through phases he eats like a perfect angel and other...
Dividing Household Chores
Asked by K.G. from Portland
on August 15, 2010
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How do people divide up chores between themselves and their spouse? (Our daughter is only 2, so picking up toys is about her only chore). Until very recently I have ...
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- One time my husband commented on why the house wasn't straightened up after I babysat 2 kids as well as having my own kids in the house all day and cooking, checking h...
- No matter what you do, women will ALWAYS be required to do more. Be happy he even helps at all and if you want him doing more, stroke his ego and tell him how great t...
- I think it depends on how much each is actually working... I work 2-5 days a week, on the days I don't work I don't mind doing just about everything... but on the days...
