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