Let's use a child's bedroom closet, as an example: in this case, the
hanging rod usually is out of reach, the shelves are too high, and the
floor allows too much space for items to be stored and not organized.
Therefore, one part of the child's room that can be easily disorganized is
the closet. The first step in helping a child to learn and to become
organized is to give your child the tools to easily put things away and
the ability to categorize their belongings.
In many instances, the design of the closet is what makes it difficult to
for a child's closet to become organized. To help your child organize his
closet, you have to first make the closet easy for the child to use.
Here are tips and items to help make a child's closet "child friendly":
In most cases, the closet bar is too high for your child. If the closet
bar is unreachable, he or she will not be able tho hang their clothes In
this case, the child will be forced to leave it on the floor or on the bed
for the parent to put away. You can solve this problem by adding an extra
closet bar within your child's reach. By doing so, you are helping your
child do the organizing by themselves.
Using a closet organizer is a good idea. You may find so many designs in
your favorite home accessories' store. The more flexible the system, the
better, because the closet can be adjusted and changed as your child
grows. [http://www.schultestorage.com/catalog/productlinehome.asp?plid=1]freedomRail
is a good choice because of its strength -- no worries about the system
crashing down on your child if your child climbs shelves to reach
something up high.
Buy containers that can be stored in the lower section of the closet so
your kid can organize and categorize her belongings. See-through plastic
containers work great, so that the child can easily see its contents. Have
the child take a picture of each container's contents, and tape it to the
front of the container, so that she knows what belongs in the container.
Have your child purge items they no longer use. Let him know that he is
unable to have new items if he doesn't decide to get rid of unused items
-- Christmas and Birthday are great times for this.
Involve your child in the organizing process. This allows the child to
take ownership of the process and feel responsible for keeping their area
organized.
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By Jeremy Glennon
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Jeremy Glennon is the general manager of Organize It. For related articles, visit Organize It's Blog:
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