In my work as a childcare worker I always emphasize the importance of teaching kids to tidy up. Besides it's an important skill I noticed behavioral changes such as a better ability to focus and more creative and independent play. I hope this post will help you to experience the same!
“Learning to tidy is very important,” Marie Kondo told HuffPost. “It’s a skill that you can have and use for a lifetime. As long as we are surrounded by things and spend a lot of time at home, it’s a skill that’s so necessary for us. So I think it’s important we learn the philosophy surrounding tidying at an early age.”
Marie Kondo wrote the book Kiki & Jax to inspire children around the world to take pleasure in decluttering and you can watch the story below.
According to Dr. Tamar Chansky kids who start doing chores early are more likely to have relationship, academic and career success. Here you can read how to get them to pitch in without putting up a fight. This article shares 11 ways to teach young kids the value of cleaning up- and get the, to do it willingly!
Make it extra fun and sing a song while cleaning up the room!