Photo by: Jeongmee YoonTo 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.
2 comments:
1. 8, 10, 12
2. The 12 yo has his own room, the other two share a room.
3. Always messy/cluttered!!
4. I would say between 8 - 12
5. Legos, pokemon cards, board games
6. Bribery. Threaten to take away toys.
7. I've been using those rubbermaid drawer towers - they seem to work ok.
8. Don't really know - a maid, perhaps.
1.- 6,4,18 months
2.- yes
3.- Sometimes..especially the 4 year old., she uses a lot of creative play and likes to use most of her toys.
4.- well, right now my children are learning about organization!
5.- blocks, dolls
6.- We sing the "Clean up song" also using positive reinforcement, such as "after they clean up their toys, we'll offer them something special such a treat or to watch their favorite movie"
7.- Clear bins with lids. the Ikea storage unit are also great but the only thing is they are not very good for little fingers
8.- I hope to have an easy and fun organizational system that my girls could get a lot use out of it.
Good luck with your project
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