How can I teach my son to keep his house clean and organised?

Start young. Two or three years old is the perfect time to start teaching him the basics of housecleaning and organization. And, set a good example. If he sees you cleaning and organizing, he'll want to do the same thing too. My daughter picked up my neat-nik habits, when she was 18 months old. I used to clean all the time. And, one day, when she was just about 18 months old, she asked me for some wet paper towels. I didn't think much of it at the time. I gave her the paper towels and turned back around to finish the dishes. When I turned back around she was cleaning the floor. It was too cute! Just assume that your son wants to be clean and organized and expect it from him. Make it a team effort. "Help Mommy pick up the toys." Kids like to be part of a team. Start a chore chart and reward with stars or points. Once a week let him "cash" in his points for prizes from the prize closet. Kids that age need constant reminders, so don't worry if you have to tell him to clean up after himself daily. You might remind him 100 times before it becomes second nature. Get him in the habit of cleaning up after himself now, and he'll take those habits with him when he grows up and starts his own life. Your future daughter in law will thank you for sending her an organized man!

I have 2 boys, 6 and 2 years old. I teach then mostly through example. When my younger son was not yet born, I was my older son's main example; my patience was very short. Now that I have two sons, my patience is longer, but teaching is tougher. My younger son can easily immitate what the older is doing. So I have to remind the older to always try to do the right thing. I also have to tell the younger if what he did is right or wrong. To conclude, I think example and constant reminder are two techniques which we can use to teach our children. One mother told me once, 100 times for us is equivalent to 1 time for young children. So it means, we must not tire of reminding (not nagging) our children. We can make it fun for the kids at the same time so it won't feel like a chore, as one poster here wrote. And try not to use bribes to make them move.

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We are trying to teach our kids a clean lifestyle as well. It is hard to do. I think it is easier for me to run behind the kids and clean up but I have realised that it is more important in the long run for them to learn the ways to keep house. My husbands mom did all the cleaning for them and he was helpless when we got married. I was so overwhelmed by the work he expected me to do. It was a hard time for us. For our kids we are trying to teach them from as young as they can remember to take care of things and put them in their place. W are hopeing that by the time it could be an issue it is second nature. I guess we can let you know in 10 years or so.

Teaching your son to clean up and organize doesn't have to be a chore itself, children like games, why not make cleaning up a game? Like singing while cleaning or playing a scavenger hunt like you give him the list and then give him a reward after doing so or make cleaning a race like give a minute or an hour to clean up then if he can do it in a maximum time you will give him a reward