Toddler Obedience - Cleaning the Toy Mess
Although I have always had fun going shopping with my eldest to shop for toys (nothing beats the pleasure of seeing that look on her face), I haven’t been very lucky in getting her to clean up her toys. It always looks like a warzone once she ha finished playing with her toys and turns her attention to the TV. My poor wife has to try and convince my daughter to pick up her toys and it always seems to be a battle she loses.
But recently I came across this article on thedadjam. Head Jammer has outlined a few steps that you could follow to use your child’s reasoning to get her to clean up the mess. It certainly looks like a simple yet effective idea and I am yet to try it out. Reasoning with a 4 year old sounds really difficult but I guess I would never know until I actually try it.
Has anyone had any similar experiences? What about other techniques to follow? I’m guessing that my daughter will soon beat me at my own game even if she reasons with me for the first few times!
Thanks for mentioning my article at the Dad Jam! It definitely worked for me, but might not work every time (depending on his mood). It is worth trying though, I was very happy with the results!