teach your children to be organized

Do you constantly have toys, homework, clothes, shoes, bags and stuffed animals lying around your home? Have you tried (and failed) to teach your children to be organized and clean up after themselves? The importance of teaching your children how to organize their things, their time and their life is often taken for granted and over looked until they go off to college and find that they have no idea how to prioritize and manage their life.

It's never too early to start teaching your children responsibility for themselves and their belongings... and the best way to teach them is by modeling organization and creating organized spaces for your children. Below we've included several ideas for organizing your childrens' spaces. Don't feel like you you have to achieve them all in one weekend. Pick one to start with and see if you can implement it successfully before you move onto the next space. Over time, organization will become second nature to you and your children!

Click here for tips on how to get your children a little more organized