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Often the hardest challenge to cleaning your home isn’t the actual cleaning work but motivating your family to pitch in. Ironically, this would be the same group that is probably responsible for the majority of the mess to begin with! As you get ready for your basement to rafters spring-cleaning project, here are some ways to motivate your family to clean:
Set a Schedule
No doubt you’ve got a busy family. Between your work schedule and all the things the kids have going on it is hard to sometimes get everyone at the dinner table at the same time let alone cleaning. That is where a schedule can be a big help. Find those windows where everyone has free time and schedule the cleaning accordingly. With a schedule written out, your family should know in advance when they have to do their assigned chores. Just be sure not to overload the schedule. You can break up the time devoted to the cleaning tasks. In other words, it doesn’t all have to be done at once.
Write Up a Chart
Now that you’ve made a schedule, you’ll want to assign the specific chores to each family member. This can be throwing picking chores out of a hat full of written out tasks or direct assignments. This chart can be printed out and put where the family can see it or you can use a dry erase board. The great thing about a chart is that you can also track the progress and mark a task completed when it is.
Use a Timer
To kids, cleaning can last an eternity; at least in their minds. For simple chores like picking up toys or making beds, you can put them on a timer. Kids will have fun playing “beat the clock.” Plus, it’s a great way to show them how fast clean up can really become.
Accept No Excuses
Kids will come up with all kinds of excuses for why they can’t clean. It’s amazing how they suddenly discover how much homework they need to do. It is important that you nip those excuses in the bud. If they put off their homework, then make that a priority but then do the cleaning. That means something else will have to be cut back like TV time. Watch how fast they get into line!
One excuse you can head off is stuff being too big to get rid of. That’s where a call to Junk King Chicago can make a huge difference. You can set up a junk removal session with Junk King to work in conjunction with the big cleaning project. The kids won’t have to haul any junk up or downstairs. The Junk King team is going to handle all that. Nothing motivates a family more to cleanup than knowing Junk King Chicago will be lending a hand.
