Assign chores. Chances are your children hate cleaning as much as you. Moreover, your children do not see the value in keeping things clean or organized as much as you. Do not expect them to be excited about chores yet do not allow them to grumble. Keeping a clean home is a blessing to those who live in it and those visiting. If your child grumbles about doing dishes than have the attitude that your child just volunteered to do dishes the next two nights.
A family that cleans together stays clean together. I have found that my home stays the cleanest when we all do chores at the same time. The momentum is up and it is easy for you to be on top of having your children perform to expectation. You can also make a game out of it like Mary Poppins except without the room cleaning itself. You can race to clean a room or the last person done doesn’t get the choice of chores the next day.
Midday clean up. A great technique is cleaning up and organizing in the late afternoon just as school is wrapping up. A busy school day takes its toll on the house but nothing that a few can’t clean up in under an hour. Take that time to have your children clear things up while you start dinner. This will make your evening flow much easier.
What tips can you share on keeping a busy house clean?
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We generally clean in the evenings right before dinner. We put on music and everyone gets a task. the layout of the area, downstairs is really just the living room and kitchen, because the dining room is really part of the living room. So It gets done pretty quickly. The bigger obstacles are the bedrooms, which we seem to tackle in the mornings most days. Everyone, including myself, is doing room cleaning at the same time. I make it a point to do this so the children can see mom at work along side with them. Its nice to clean in the evenings then come down to a fresh open airy downstairs in the morning to begin the day with breakfast, devotions, and then school work.
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