What To Do When Your Kids Do Not Clean

Shopping Malls — By Shopping Blogs on November 14, 2009 12:17 pm

Sarah had two small boys who just loved to remove every toy they owned from their cubbies and shelves and drawers, play with each item for a moment, throw it in the floor and move on to another toy. By the end of every day there was not an inch of floor in their bedroom that was not covered by miniature cars, dinosaurs, bouncy balls, baseballs, stuffed animals, puzzle pieces, coloring books and even a few sticky crumbs from lunch and snack time.

Enough was enough and Sarah thought about how she might teach the boys to be more responsible with their things and clean up after themselves. It was a very ambitious goal for two rambunctious toddlers, but she knew they could learn. They had to learn, if she was going to maintain any peace in her house every night.

She started out by going online and finding online shopping malls that listed some of the local furniture stores in her area. Sarah wanted to find a more practical closet system and maybe a suitable dresser. She did not want to spend too much because, after all, the dresser would only turn into a volcanic mountain that must be conquered by her three year old son. And any closet organizer in the imagination of her oldest son would clearly become a ladder leading to the top of his castle where he could then jump onto the monsters threatening him below.

Sarah found a few furniture stores listed with the online shopping malls that were very close to her house. When she visited them, she was a little taken back by the cost of the name brand furniture and overpriced displays.

She went home to rethink her approach. Once again, Sarah went online the website shopping malls and this time searched for organizers and space savers. She found a listing in the online shopping malls for a local home improvement store. She had not even considered them a source for the items she wanted, but decided to give it a try.

Sarah was pleasantly surprised to find quality shelving systems at a reasonable rate. She spoke to an associate at the store and told them about her concern with her kids climbing the shelves. She did not want them to get hurt, and she did not want the closet system to come crashing down or pull out of the wall.

The associate suggested that if she were very concerned about her kids getting hurt from climbing, she could put a simple latch very high out of their reach on the outside of the closet door. It was a genius idea and only cost her about four dollars.

The closet organizer worked so well that Sarah did not need a dresser, which was really a blessing. She did not want to clutter up their play space with furniture, and more than that, she did not want to give them something they may hurt themselves with.

Sarah was so impressed with the service and selection at her local home improvement store that she went back to the online shopping malls and left positive comments and feedback next to the store listing so that the next parent looking for a solution like hers would know where they could find help. Now, any time Sarah needs to make a repair or improvement to her home, she only goes to this store and speaks to their knowledgeable sales people.

She is still working on getting the boys to clean their room.

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