'I have no idea where to begin when it comes to helping him organize his room. I tell him to go clean up and he just stands at the door and stares into it. I know it’s not set up right, but I don’t even know where to begin. Do you have any ideas?”
Before we dive in, I need to ask: Does your son know HOW to clean up his room? For an 8-year-old – and one with
, “clean” or “organize” are often too vague. If he doesn’t understand what exactly he needs to do, or is overwhelmed by the task at hand, he’s not going to do it.1. Take a tour of his room through his eyes: Sometimes, we don’t realize that our children aren’t cleaning and organizing their rooms the way we’d like because they simply can’t. Eliminate roadblocks by taking a tour of his room at HIS eye level.
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