Questionnaire

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To better understand the issue Bob will be dealing with, I posted the following questionnaire on craigslist:

1) How old is your child (children)?

2) Do he/she/they have their own rooms?

3) Are their rooms/recreational space often messy/cluttered/unorganized?

4) At what age are they the most unorganized?

5) What kinds of toys/items are often left unorganized? What kinds of toys/items are the hardest to keep organized?

6) What kinds of strategies do you use to encourage them to clean up?

7) Which kinds of storage furniture do you use? What works well for you? What doesn't work well?

8) What do you hope to have that you think could help your child/children clean up?

To those who have been directed to this blog from the post on craigslist, please leave your responses in the comment box for this post. Your participations are greatly appreciated.

bob: my grad project

Bob is my grad project, that is what I have named it.

The problem space in which bob will address is the clutter of children's toys; how can children's furniture be utilized to offer maximum storage spaces and encourage independent cleanliness in children?

Most strategies of organization with children have looked at furniture as static means to storage. "Systems" of approach designed by parents and guardians may or may not work depending on personality and habits of each child. One thing that is common amongst all children, however, is non other than the act of play. Therefore to create a storage object that is intuitively fun and interactive to use, would the act of cleanliness be just as intuitive?