How Do I Declutter My Child’s Room?

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It is time to roll up your sleeves and get down to the business of making sense of your <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;boys-room-inspire-your-child-through-room-decoration&sol;">kids’ rooms<&sol;a> again&period; It may be a mystery to you how no matter how many times you convince yourself that this time you have managed to perform a comprehensive and satisfactorily thorough <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;communique&period;net&period;au&sol;community&sol;decluttering-kids-rooms-this-spring&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">cleaning of your children’s rooms<&sol;a>&comma; they still manage to remain looking cluttered&period; This may stem from the tendency to keep purchasing things&comma; from toys&comma; to clothes&comma; shoes and school supplies&comma; and simply keeping them without eliminating the older things&period; This is the only reason your kids’ rooms seem to defy your best efforts to keep them tidy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Now that you find yourself at the point where you are prepared to make it better by getting rid of some things altogether&comma; you do not have to feel overwhelmed at the prospect of beginning the project&period; Simply take a deep breath&comma; find your patience&comma; and follow the handy guide below to get you achieving the most that you can in the little time you have available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Step One&colon; Do a Walkthrough<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Take a thorough and keen look around the rooms to get an idea of what you are really up against&period; Please note that getting your children involved in the overall de-cluttering process is also advised&period; Therefore&comma; encourage your kids to take a look around and take note of what they would like to keep&comma; and what they can do without&period; This has the added advantage of getting them into the right mindset so that they are more agreeable to the prospect of giving &OpenCurlyQuote;their things’ away than feeling railroaded once you are done&period; They might even have fun doing it&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Step Two&colon; Sort<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Once you have a complete sense of what is what&comma; it is time to begin sorting&period; Create three separate piles labelled keep&comma; trash and donate&period; Place each item in its corresponding pile as you move along&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The things you keep can be those that are currently in use and older items that bear some significant sentimental value&period; The trash pile might contain those things that are beyond repair or are unlikely to be of any use to anyone else&period; The donation pile can hold the things that your children are not using anymore&comma; or have not made use of in a long time&comma; but are still serviceable and useful&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Having a donation pile also serves as a good teaching aide for your children as they learn how to share and to avoid unnecessary waste&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Step Three&colon; Organise<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Now that you are left only with the belongings that are to remain&comma; it is time to put them away in an orderly fashion&period; You may make use of plastic bins with lids and decorative baskets to add&comma; not just storage space&comma; but also an extra decorative dimension to the room&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Step Four&colon; Educate<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You should not just call it done and leave it at that&period; Take the time to teach your children how to tidy up and the importance of maintaining a clean room as much as they can&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Finally&comma; be sure to set reminders to carry out the process more often&period; This way&comma; you avoid creating a situation where you are simply back to where you started all over again and the process becomes more tedious than truly beneficial&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;