What a great mom moment I got to enjoy the other day.  And when you are a mom, you really do have to appreciate those moments!  They are often fleeting.  I had a good reminder that kids really can learn how to declutter and organize too.  It’s not going to happen overnight.  It’s going to take a lot of patience.  It’s going to take being a good example.  It’s going to take making it as easy as possible for them to succeed.

I have a folding table from Costco in my office for projects that I am working on and for items that are on their way to leaving our house.  Under that table I keep a big bin available at all times for donation items.  The other day, I was in my office and I noticed a couple of shirts had been placed in the bag from one of my kids. Granted, not actually in the bag, but hey, I’ll take what I can get.  What was great about it was that I realized my daughter had come across a couple of things that weren’t working for her anymore and automatically placed them in/on the bag to part with them.  She was decluttering on her own!  No lecture from mom; woo hoo!

If you make it easy and you stay consistent, you can teach your kids how to let go of items to make room for new items and to create space.  Does this mean my kids have perfect rooms?  OH HECK NO!  But they are learning lessons that they can take with them into adulthood and use in their own homes at their comfort level.  Don’t give up, kids can learn to organize too!

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