Can You Ever Get Your Teen to Help with The Cleaning?

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Can You Ever Get Your Teen to Help with The
Cleaning?
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• Teenagers and cleaning dont the best marriage
  make! However, there are a few simple ways to get
  your teenager to do more cleaning than you might
  expect of them, and the following tips should
  help you achieve this with minimal stress
  (fingers crossed!)
• Understanding your teen and finding balance
• A few simple cleaning tasks such as helping to
  wash the dishes or putting their laundry away,
  can be an ordeal for some teens, and its
  important that as a parent, you try and see the
  bigger picture before striking a balance. Theyre
  on the cusp of adulthood and desperate for some
  independence, but theyre under your roof and
  therefore should contribute towards keeping it
  clean and tidy.

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• Respect your teenagers desire for independence
  and their individuality, while setting a few fair
  but firm cleaning ground rules.
• Tip 1.
• Dont raise or lower your expectations, simply
  adjust them.
• Your teenagers will never clean your home from
  top to bottom, and it would be churlish to expect
  that of them, so decide upon some cleaning tasks
  that they really must carry out, and leave the
  rest for someone else to do (probably you!).

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• Tip 2.
• Negotiate
• If theres no room for leeway on either side,
  youll just reach a stalemate. Be prepared to
  negotiate appropriately.

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• Tip 3.
• Make your instructions crystal clear
• Expecting your teenager to have the same idea as
  you about what level of cleaning you want from
  them, is a little foolish. If cleaning their room
  means making the bed, putting their laundry away
  and taking dirty dishes down to the kitchen, make
  sure they know that so that they can fulfil your
  needs. If you want their room to spotless, while
  you might never get this, you can at least be
  specific in your instructions and youll be
  closer to a cleaner home than you were!

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• Tip 4.
• What happens if they dont comply?
• There has to be consequences if your teen doesnt
  clean to an appropriate standard, or omits the
  task altogether think about appropriate
  punishments before setting the tasks and stick to
  them.
• Tip 5.
• Set a good example
• You cant expect your teenager to clean up after
  themselves if you dont practice what you preach
  at all times.

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• Tip 6.
• Let them clean without hanging over their
  shoulder
• Supervising them while theyre attempting to
  clean is off putting for them and more than a
  little condescending. Entrust them to do the
  task, leave them to it, and assess the work done
  afterwards.

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• Tip 7.
• Dont lose your (cleaning) rag!
• Be prepared for some disobedience and a few
  uncompleted tasks, and try not to lose your cool
  if they repeatedly dont do what youve asked of
  them, since this rarely motivates them moving
  forward. Keep calm and collected, and reason with
  your teen wherever possible.

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• If you have more than one teenager in your home,
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  each week and find yourself praying for a
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  more stinky rooms and no more arguments.
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