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ADVICES PLS??.......my 3.3yrs old bedroom is like a bombsite....will she grow out of it or do i have to teach her to be tidy??

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biglips · 13/01/2008 09:31

im always forever telling her to either tidy up herself which is usually gets into a battle as she hates tidying up or she helps me but i do the most of it.

She gets everything out every single time that she could find in her bedroom so her bedroom that she shares with her sister is a bombsite (meaning i cant see the carpet). She had starting to learn not to touch her big sisters things apart from the books so thats the good point.

Pls tell me it will get better as i know she is young atm.

Any advices pls?

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cherryredretrochick · 13/01/2008 09:36

I still do all the tidying round here my dds are 4 and 20mth. I think 3.3 is a bit young to tidy up after herself but she could help you. It only takes 2mins to chuck everything back in toybox. Just leave it till end of day and then have a blits otherwise you will drive yourself nuts.

Elk · 13/01/2008 10:03

I think at 3.3 she is a bit young to tidy up for herself. My dd's 4.10 and 2 are given specific directions and I help. e.g. You put the tea-set in the yellow box while I will clear away the jigsaw and we'll see who can finish first.

We regularly have a bombsite as my two share a bedroom. I find I have to stay calm and try to make a game out of it or we all just get upset about it.

biglips · 13/01/2008 11:43

As i said i know she is young atm so i am aware of that, so its sounds its normal then

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Dynamicnanny · 13/01/2008 13:27

I don't think she is particuarly young at the nursery where I worked we expected the 12 year olds to help us tidy up, the 2-3's also mainly tidied up when asked with a little adult help and the pre-schoolers 3+ tidied up with little or no help.

Carmenere · 13/01/2008 13:33

My dd is 3.11 and has recently pleasantly suprised me by suddenly deciding to tidy up her bedroom. Her 8yr old step sister is very good at tidying so I suppose she is copying her but it is a very welcome development in the Carmenere household.
6 months ago I needed to help/nag her though.

bubblagirl · 13/01/2008 13:38

when i play with my ds we make a game of putting away what we have oput then getting something new he is 2.6 nad tidies his toys away when done even in his room he'll pack up what he has played with then gets others out

does have his moments of everything on floor

ask her to help you pick them up really praise her then whilst tidying tell her it will be easier to put away what she has finished playing with first

and just check her regualy and say have you finished with that shall we put it away to give you more room she will learn bless her

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