How Do You Encourage Teens To Clean Their Rooms?
Quit nagging and get better results through encouragement and motivation. Follow these easy steps below: Provide plenty of shelves and drawers so that your teen has a place for everything. Teach your teen how to vacuum, sweep, fold clothes, dust and wipe down walls. Let him or her know that these skills need to be exercised in the bedroom. Help tackle a big job once. Maintenance is easier with a clean start. Work out a “clean plan,” creating an actual map of where things go. Put trophies, stuffed animals, Barbie collections, CDs, shoes, pens and pencils and the laundry basket on the map. Tape the map on the inside of a closet door. Work out a reward plan. For a month of cleaning, add a little extra allowance or buy the sneakers or CD your teen has been wanting. Encourage teens to throw out the unused, unwanted and unloved.
