AIBU?
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Likeaninjanow · 20/05/2011 21:19
I went up there earlier and it looked like an actual tip. There was even rubbish lying about! He had a friend in earlier, so they must've destroyed the room between them.
I was angry, but began to wonder if it was too much to ask. So far, it seems not.
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ILoveDrKarl · 20/05/2011 21:24
Definitely not too young. My 6 year old and 3 year old share a room and they are jointly responsible for keeping it tidy - that includes beds made and PJs away before school, everything tidied away before bed at night and all clothes in the wash basket - separated into dark and lights. Admittedly they rarely play in their room, but they are also expected to tidy up the playroom/living room at the end of each day. I don't have to remind them - it's just a normal part of their day.
ILoveDrKarl · 20/05/2011 21:29
Friends help before they leave, just as my kids would be expected to help clear up their mess in someone else's house. Of course there are times when we do it together, or I run around a do a quick tidy while the kids are getting dressed or something, but I'm no-one's slave!
wheresthepimms · 20/05/2011 21:35
If the friend makes the mess and my DCs don't get them to tidy before they leave then it is their responsibility to tidy as it was their friend who made the mess not me and I'm not doing it. I find the threat of a bin bag works well in this house. All 4 of mine are responsible for their own rooms/areas have been since they were old enough to make the mess, DD4 makes her own bed and puts her own toys away and loves to dust (as long as she can use a whole can of polish in one room 
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FionaJT · 20/05/2011 21:47
I've got a 6 yr old and she has to tidy up her toys etc but it is hard work getting her to do it! And I frequently have a box of toys stashed on my wardrobe that I have taken because she hasn't picked them up when asked. And there are many, many tantrums - fortunately (or maybe not) I am as stubborn as she is so it generally gets done in the end.
gabid · 20/05/2011 21:50
They have to do it at school, so why should they be too young at home?
Mine does it when to room gets a bit too messy. He always moans, cries and tells me its all too much. When I help him then he just sits there and fiddles (waits for me to do it all). So I get him to do one thing at a time, e.g. Lego in box. When that's done, books on shelf ... its all work in progress.
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