How do you get kids to clean their rooms? HELP!!!!

I don't think it's possible. Take away everything they have and they will still sit in there any make a mess. We do it by waiting until there's something he's really excited about, and then tell him he can't go/do whatever it is unless he cleans his room. The first time he didn't, and we didn't let him go to whatever, a birthday party or something, and now he cleans it every time because he knows we're serious.

How old are your kids? My daughter is 10-- It is her responsibility to keep her room clean- She knows if it isn't clean and the weekend comes-- we do nothing fun until it is done- She has it cleaned most of the time.. I would have said losing privledges but it seems that doesn't work in your family- It does in mine- Sure make a chore chart-- Give a reward when they keep it clean-- start small-- If it stays clean for a couple weeks make it bigger- Movie pass, movie rental, dinner out, friend over- etc. Good luck!

My mom was told by a therapist, to close the door. If kids want to live like pigs, then let them. Don't stress out about it, close the door, its their room. Unless something is stinking rotten. Good luck, I always had trouble with my son and his room, thankfully he is now grown.

I keep an very tidy home, therefore the girls try to take my lead. They ask do the dishes, take the trash out, and the like, for quarters. When they have a dollar they ask to go to the dollar store. They only get the priveledge to go to the store if they keep their own room as clean as possible. You have to remember that a child's room is really the only space in the house that they can call their own. They are not mature or responsible enough to want to keep it clean. They learn by example and reward.