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On this show, we talk about how to declutter with your kids. That might sound like the exact opposite of what you would like to do because we all know that it can be incredibly difficult to get your children on board but listen closely because we are going to offer some great tips on how to get kids to declutter without the battles. If you have kids, you do not want to miss this episode!

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8 tips to get kids to declutter. 

I know, I know...you are probably thinking these tips will not help because wow, let’s face it, decluttering with the kids can feel like a battleground! But I promise, decluttering will actually help you end the battles and it is worth some temporary struggles during the decluttering process.

But hopefully, with these tips, you won’t even face any of the struggles. And the beautifully amazing benefit is that with less clutter, your children will actually be able to clean their rooms without feeling overwhelmed!

I remember watching my young child face a huge mess and instantly being hit with the realization that he wasn’t just being difficult by refusing to clean up his toys...he was literally overwhelmed by his toys and the sheer amount he had pulled out. After implementing these tips, our lives changed and we saw a huge difference in his attitude and ability to feel in control of his toys, his room, and also his attitude about cleaning up.

Tip #1: Set a timer, keep it short, and only tackle an area that you know you can get done with during that timer window. This might mean that you need to complete a zone worksheet with your child so you can decide together (if your child is old enough for this) how to divide the room into certain “tackle zones” that can be completed in short bursts of activity. If your child knows that they will only have to declutter for a short period of time, and if they know ahead of time what they will be decluttering, you will have addressed two major battles before even getting started. Hopefully, just by seeing the short amount of time required to declutter and also the small area that they are going to tackle during that time, they will not feel overwhelmed. One of my children has a much easier time with decluttering if he knows in advance that we are going to be addressing that area soon as he can process that things in that toy area will be changing soon. We are giving you our zone worksheet in our Power Plan so you can have that all ready for your decluttering project.

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