How do I get my ahole kids (5&7) to clean up their shit? I feel like I spend the entire weekend cleaning up after them...

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Toys you “put away” go to Goodwill.

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We have a goodwill box, they get a chance to earn it back before it goes to goodwill by doing extra chores.

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Bribery works for us. ;)

Agree with MR1. Don't just threaten. You'll need top follow through once

Throw it away

We use what wm1 said

I have a 2 year old. Is 5 too young to make that connection? The “do this or I’ll throw it?”

Thanks for the tips. The bribery won’t be good because I don’t want to reward them for not cleaning up. But, the Barbie car in the trash can actually worked, will remember Goodwill.

Sometimes at that age,when they do clean up, even after I just yelled at them, they’ll respond positively to rewards like: long piggyback ride, letting them stay up 15 extra minutes past bed time, etc.

Yes Goodwill, but not as a threat/anger. Also, explain why we clean up and put things away. Also, don't clean up anything. Get a housekeeper.

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