My DS is 5. A very bright and precocious 5, I might add. His room is a tip and although I am happy to clean and organise it for him, I do expect him to help, even just a gesture towards helping I would be happy with. His favourite thing is Lego. The thing is, it is everywhere, all over the floor in his room. He has a Lego bag to keep it all in, which you can open and lay out and play with your Lego on that. For the past few days I have been asking him to put his Lego away in the Lego bag, and then I will do everything else. I have a slipped disc in my back, which makes crawling around on the floor difficult, although I don't expect him to understand this.
Conversation this morning (and every morning for the past few days):
Me: Darling, please put your Lego away.
DS: No.
Me: If you don't put your Lego away I am going to throw it in the bin and the garbage men will take it away.
DS: Just let me do this [play/read/watch TV] and then I'll do it.
Needless to say, it doesn't get done.
I don't know what to do, please help. I want to throw his Lego away but it seems a bit mean. He really is a lovely child in so many ways, I just can't get him to help tidy his room.
Thanks.
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MommyMayhem · 13/01/2011 07:19
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