But What If I Have Kids?

Organization is all well and good, but what if you have kids in the mix?

Kids usually make life messier, and they can also make it difficult to stay on task when cleaning or organizing.

When you’re being interrupted to attend to someone else’s needs, you have to re-motivate yourself to go back to cleaning every time. It can be a struggle!

However, even though it can be hard to keep up with cleaning when kids are living in the house, you can still successfully have a clean, organized home… at least some of the time!

Why not involve them?

You can even involve them in the process and help them kick-start some good habits.

5 Tips for Decluttering with Kids Around:

• Take their ages into account
• Be okay with imperfections
• Support your kids in building good habits
• Gamify the cleaning with one of these suggestions
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help

1. Take Their Ages Into Account

2. Be Okay With Imperfections

3. Support Your Kids in Building Good Habits

4. Gamify the Cleaning With One of These Suggestions

Give them a cleanup challenge!

Introduce them to habit stacking.

Make a “one in, one out” rule.

Make it obvious.

Have a pre-celebration purge.

Lead by example!

5. Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help