I must say I was never a neat child or even a neat teen (Is there a such thing?) but after having Audree, I strive to keep things neat and orderly and when Jacob came along I was even more crazy about things being neat, organized and clean. I don't think I'm OCD, the kids toys don't have to be in a specific order or anything but I do believe they should be put away when they are done with them. I've decided to start a privilege jar for this reason. We just got a small that I use for their toys (the shelves are perfect) and when they pick up, they get a marble in their jar. For each marble they turn in they get 15 minutes tv time or another small treat of sorts but when they misbehave they lose a marble. I've never seen them so excited to clean up! Even at their age they understand.
Things have been neater and the kids are more encouraged to help me. I'm so happy to finally get them involved! Now if only I could get Jacob to poop on the toilet!
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