I’m not talking about being dirty – that is intolerable in my opinion. But are you okay with a messy living room, messy hair, mismatched clothes for a child (I’m not referring to special or formal occasions; just everyday things)? Is your answer different whether you are at home or out and about?
Do you allow your child to make a mess and be messy? Or is your child impeccably dressed and always neat?
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Am I okay with a mess? I just vacumned my decking so I guess that answers your question :D
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^ lol
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I allow them to be messy at home. Ahhhh, let them chill and have fun, roll in the mud, get their nails dirty, etc. But then they have to have a shower right after they are done.
Going out, they can be casual but neat and wearing clothes that make sense :D.
I am not OK with a messy home. I am obsessive compulsive in that respect.
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I used to be a clean freak. I still am a little bit but with a toddler and a crawling infant, I have stopped being so much concerned about messes in the living room. I keep a bag of toys in the living room and the kids play with the toys whe nI am working in the kitchen.
The toddler knows how to clean up but he still has to learn to clean up by himself and not when I tell him.
For now, I ask him and he puts things away but the toys and stuff stay on the floor for a good amount of time.
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Am I okay with a mess? I just vacumned my decking so I guess that answers your question :D
uh, I have to keep vaccuming all the time. My crawler likes to pick up everything from the floor and it goes in her mouth.
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I like to think my kid and home both are non-messy.
There are days when the living room looks like as if a tornado just hit,with blocks and books and crayons and toys and whatever else she has is all everywhere.But the thing is the emphasis on ‘clean up’ after we are done playing.And most of the days,she does that at the end of playtime.
As far as clothes go,no I do not think I have ever dressed her in mismatched clothes at home,during the day.Maybe sometimes at bedtime she has went to bed in PJs of one set and shirt of the other,but nothing else other than that.
She is not dressed in a new outfit everyday,some have gotten old and might show signs of aging,but they are always clean and always meant to be worn at home only.
When going out (even if it just for a bit like groceries or to the playgrounds etc),I almost always change her into something different.So much so that she now associates certain clothing items with the playground only..
..we HAVE to go to the slides if we are wearing that one t shirt..!
She goes out,gets messy..she gets a wash up when she comes back home.Works out well..!
Messy hair…well,I comb them as many times a day as I can,put in clips and all that but with super duper curly hair,they always looks as if she crawled out of bed…
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I have had 2 kids and for some strange reason, never had a messy home. They play and when done, their toys are put away. I see homes where every room is messed up and I'm told it's because of the kids. How can a toddler mess up the laundry room or kitchen sink? It's because the parent lets go. If we can get into the habit of cleaning right after a task is completed, we'd never have piles of work. You just have to be organized and most importantly, have a good attitude.
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I don't think I will be okay with this :/
Getting dirty in the garden or making a mess baking is one thing but wearing mismatched clothes, not having tidy hair etc etc will likely carry on to adulthood.
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I don't think I will be okay with this :/
Getting dirty in the garden or making a mess baking is one thing but wearing mismatched clothes, not having tidy hair etc etc will likely carry on to adulthood.
Yep, I have the same opinion. I personally don't wear mismatched clothes so in the future wouldn't want my kids to either (okay yea yea I'm not even married yet). Don't like mess - once the activity is over mess should be cleaned up.
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They are pretty good with choosing and changing...and do change often without me telling them.
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We (my wife and me) are two extremes 
She is a cleanliness freak and am not-so-freaked about it. I am working on her hopefully she will become practical soon 
. I have made good progress during last 10 years. I can now bring my cricket shoes inside the door and then put in shoe rack while before, I had to take those off outside.
To me its very important to be practical. Your living room can not be picture perfect 24/7 when you have 2 kids. Thats pretty obvious so why boil your blood. Just relax and enjoy the time!
aaah and that reminds me that I left all the remotes and my Tea Cup on the carpet last night. Gotta pick some roses on my way back home today…
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I am okay with the mess if they clean it in a timely manner. I am not a neat freak.
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mine are teeny tiny babies but we started way back on being everything in order, hubby is very disciplined in almost anything he does, so girls are learning the same, we are okay with the mess in their playroom, but no where else, I clean the kitchen after each meal, high chairs wiped and the trays put away! and both girls actually help me pick up the mess of the floor, we are definitely on the right path but Mrs. Meyers is my best friend :D I am cleaning up throughout the day so that helps tremendous in a cleaner home and of course very tiring too :(
same thing with the crayons/colouring books/ toys/ipads, we go by a routine, crayons/pencils go back in the bin right after they are both finished colouring, books are put away in the book shelf after reading time.
my 3 year old knows to put away her plate and spoon in the sink after meals, so mummy can wash em
nowadays we are all about teaching them putting their shoes away, jackets/coats hung in the closet, they are getting the hang of it thankfully
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No mismatch clothes, but yeah I don't stop her for creating mess, once sh is done, wash n clean n yes living room has to be cleaned once it done,n yes when gng out I mak sure she is neat n tidy clothes along wth being comfortable :)
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i hate the messy rooms to the core...i'm a neat person and i can NOT tolerate it...but...that doesn't mean that i'm gonna make the life of other family members a living hell...i'll rather clean it myself! :)
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Because they are with me all the time so I have to train them constantly. They know they're not allowed to bring their toys in the living room, they have to put rubbish in the bin and recycleable stuff in a separate bin and organic stuff in a different container. They know not to mix dirty clothes with clean clothes. Recently I trained them to not to bring their wallies inside the house. I'm in the middle of training my 7 and 6 years old to wash their dishes. They love taking turns doing that...they splash around the water which creates mess but eventually they will get better at it. They are very efficient at opening milk cartons and pouring milk without any spillage. Both older boys can tidy up their rooms too. 6 year old wanted to use the vaccuum cleaner but I told him he's too young and its not safe for him.
My youngest though, makes the toilet seat and the floor around it dirty each time he uses it and I have to literally clean it each time.
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No , I don't like messy hair, n mismatched clothes on
My
Kids... Also clean tidy house, clean
Mind! I'd go mad with crazy clutter..
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no mess here.. never has been.. its not even with pride i say this.. but necessity. i cant have a messy home with 2 kids. i cant afford to.. it piles up really really fast and then im left weeping at feeling overwhelmed by it all.
so no.. i have always cleaned as i go and that is waht i have taught midget.. he cleans up as he goes too... the only mess we have is in his room when all his toys are out.. but he puts them away every night..
oh andhaving a lil bit of OCD never hurt.
as for messy clothing.. NEVER. i hate it when ppl take their kids outside in their jammies. what an eyesore.
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My kids rarely ever go out in mismatched stuff!! They have ghar ke kapre which are coordinated and cutesy and they have bahar ke kapre which are dressier and nicer. They make a mess like with shoes wagera and I am teaching them to put it back but the joy of undoing the drawers still burns inside them. My drawers are constantly ripped apart so weekly, i redo their closet wagera but they are tryig to fold wagera. Their playroom becomes a mess and the whole putting away sometimes gets out of hand but we do it every other day. I learned picking up and having them pick up very 6 hours was not working so we pick up what we can in the playroom but we clean wvery two days an we never eat in the playroom!! I let them make a mess while painting and stuff but everything gets cleaned up and put away. They are kids an they will be messy and I have come to terms with that and we are a work in progress.