| Children and clean are not usually used | | | | Your child will race to try and beat the |
| in the same sentence. Most children | | | | buzzer. |
| love to play, love to have fun and hate | | | | You can add a small incentive of a prize |
| to clean. So when it comes time to | | | | or a special outing if your child beats |
| cleaning their bedroom parents are often | | | | the timer. Just remember that the goal |
| left holding the bag. | | | | is a clean bedroom and you do not want |
| Why not stop the fighting, stop the | | | | to be stuck having to bribe your child |
| nagging and make bedroom cleaning time | | | | with a prize every time you want a clean |
| more fun. Try these three simple tricks | | | | room. |
| and you may find that your child's | | | | Third Tip/Trick: |
| bedroom is clean more often than not. | | | | Money, Money, Money. Hide coins around |
| First Tip/Trick: | | | | the room in and under items that need to |
| Make a photo log of a clean bedroom. | | | | be put away. Then your child has to try |
| Help your child clean the bedroom so | | | | and find the coins while the bedroom is |
| that he knows what a clean bedroom looks | | | | getting cleaned. |
| like. Then take lots of pictures of the | | | | Be sure to let your child know that the |
| room. You can hang the photos around | | | | rule is any item they touch while |
| your child's bedroom so that there is | | | | looking for money has to be put away |
| always an easy reference as to what | | | | where it belongs. |
| clean really means. | | | | You may find that if you hide enough |
| Children will both like taking the | | | | money for your child to end up with a |
| pictures and trying to keep the bedroom | | | | dollar at the end of cleaning this is a |
| looking as clean as in the photo. This | | | | plus. You can then go to a dollar store |
| is an easy trick to a clean child's | | | | and let your child spend the money or |
| bedroom. | | | | make a special savings spot where money |
| Second Tip/Trick: | | | | can be saved for a big purchase down the |
| Make it a race against time. Take a | | | | road. |
| kitchen timer and set the time for | | | | Just remember when it comes to cleaning |
| someplace between three and ten minutes. | | | | a child's bedroom fun is the name of the |
| Then turn your child loose cleaning. | | | | game. |