If you have children you know how hard it can be to keep your house clean. Cleaning can seem like a complete waste of time when you have kids at home. Right after you get done cleaning one of your kids inevitably makes a mess in the place that you just finished. So what do you do? Giving up on cleaning seems like a good suggestion sometimes but it’s not very practical. Today Steam Magic Carpet Cleaning has some tips for you on how to keep your home clean when you have children at home.
Teaching Cleaning to Kids
Your children learn more than you will ever know by simply watching your actions. They are watching you as you go about your life each and every day. Do they see you working hard to clean up after yourself? If not you may want to start trying to model cleanliness on a more frequent basis. If you show them what kind of daily habits it takes to keep your house clean they will follow your lead.
Be Organized at Home
When you have kids, it can be hard to keep their belongings picked up. Kids are notorious at playing with a toy and then leaving it out so that they can move to the next activity. One thing that helps your kids pick up is an organizational system. If your kids know where the item belongs they are more likely to put it away.
Chores for Kids
Studies have shown that a large percentage of children do not complete any type of chores around their home. These same studies also show a positive correlation between kids who regularly do chores and their grades at school. Many parents want their children to help clean the house but are not sure how to implement a plan to make that happen. If you are a parent that is simply not sure how to have your kids start doing chores we recommend that you ask some parents for advice or read some parenting books that will help you come up with a plan.
Daily Cleaning Checklist
Even if everyone in your home is working on cleaning and improving their cleanliness there are always things that end up on the floor or counters at the end of the day. Before your kids head off to bed for the evening have the whole family take ten minutes and go through the entire house for a quick clean-up. It is amazing what just ten minutes can do to help your home stay clean.
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As you and your children strive to implement new daily habits you will notice that your home is staying cleaner. When your house is cleaner overall it will result in your carpet staying cleaner as well. We do still recommend that you have Steam Magic Carpet Cleaning come out and clean your carpets on a routine basis. Even the best of daily habits will not help your carpet from needing our professional carpet cleaning services. Contact us today!
