Comments on: Make Clean-up Time Fun For Your Toddlers http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm Dealing with the Terrible Twos and Beyond Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Thompson http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2597 Chris Thompson Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:24:51 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm#comment-2597 Kristal - for whatever reason it sounds like your youngest just isn't taking to this. The idea behind the technique is to reframe clean up time into a game, making it fun. If it isn't working I'd just try something else. Here's one idea: I call it being silly. Ask your youngest if a certain toy goes "here" .. (picking a silly place like a kitchen cabinet, etc). You'll usually find the child will say "no!" and eventually get into it by showing you where the toy goes. That's just an idea. Hope it helps! Kristal – for whatever reason it sounds like your youngest just isn’t taking to this. The idea behind the technique is to reframe clean up time into a game, making it fun. If it isn’t working I’d just try something else. Here’s one idea: I call it being silly. Ask your youngest if a certain toy goes “here” .. (picking a silly place like a kitchen cabinet, etc). You’ll usually find the child will say “no!” and eventually get into it by showing you where the toy goes. That’s just an idea. Hope it helps!

]]> By: Kristal http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2515 Kristal Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:07:13 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm#comment-2515 I have a 22 month old who is just not willing to help clean up. We also use a Clean-up song, "Clean-up, clean-up, Everybody gets a turn, Clean-up, clean-up, (insert child's name) turn." My 3 1/2 starts to clean up when hearing this song but my 22 month old is just not following her older sister's actions. My youngest is very strong willed and I do not want to break her spirit, but what do you do when the song idea doesn't work? I have a 22 month old who is just not willing to help clean up. We also use a Clean-up song, “Clean-up, clean-up, Everybody gets a turn, Clean-up, clean-up, (insert child’s name) turn.” My 3 1/2 starts to clean up when hearing this song but my 22 month old is just not following her older sister’s actions. My youngest is very strong willed and I do not want to break her spirit, but what do you do when the song idea doesn’t work?

]]> By: Chris Thompson http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2195 Chris Thompson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:53:16 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm#comment-2195 Thanks Jay. At 18 months kids LOVE to just take things apart and there isn't much stopping them unless you get them occupied with something else. For a busy parent this is not always what you want to hear but "something else" usually means you need to get involved so they lose interest in the cupboard full of food or drawer full of clothes. You could also empty out ONE drawer that you dedicate to him. Put all kinds of junk in it that appeals to toddlers. LET him take it all out and make a mess. If you use the right stuff, cleanup will be easy and it won't be a problem to have him empty out this drawer on a daily basis. He'll understand that it is "his" drawer. Thanks Jay. At 18 months kids LOVE to just take things apart and there isn’t much stopping them unless you get them occupied with something else. For a busy parent this is not always what you want to hear but “something else” usually means you need to get involved so they lose interest in the cupboard full of food or drawer full of clothes.

You could also empty out ONE drawer that you dedicate to him. Put all kinds of junk in it that appeals to toddlers. LET him take it all out and make a mess. If you use the right stuff, cleanup will be easy and it won’t be a problem to have him empty out this drawer on a daily basis. He’ll understand that it is “his” drawer.

]]> By: jay http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2158 jay Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:16:05 +0000 http://talkingtotoddlers.com/make-clean-up-time-fun-for-your-toddlers.htm#comment-2158 nice parenting blog. my son is one and half years old and he really like to take all the things out (not just toys..foods from basket..clothes from wardrobe etc). sometimes i teach him how to clean up by holding his hand and put the things back in a fun way. i'll try your technique here. thanks chris. nice parenting blog.

my son is one and half years old and he really like to take all the things out (not just toys..foods from basket..clothes from wardrobe etc).

sometimes i teach him how to clean up by holding his hand and put the things back in a fun way.

i’ll try your technique here. thanks chris.

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