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How to Organize Your Child's Room Home Made Easy shows you how to organize your child's room. From "Home Made Easy" episode DHME-104

Guest Jessica Sabat outlines the different ways to organize a child's room, and tactics to get your boy or girl interested in organization.

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	Stephanie and Jessica share tips for organizing your child's room.
	Figure A

How to Organize Your Child's Room

• We are not born with organizational skills, it is something that you learn. With your support as a parent, your child's room should be a training ground for learning to be reasonably organized. Don't expect the children to be organized in their rooms if the rest of the house is a shambles--there is no double standard. Lead by example.

• Check your anger at the door and work calmly with your child in their room.

Toddlers and Preschoolers

• Most toddlers and preschoolers enjoy matching games. That is what organization is. You can use open containers; color coding--red for blocks, blue for cars and greens for dinosaurs.

• Constantly assess which toys, books and clothing your child is currently using or likely to start using within six months. Unused and outgrown items have to leave the room.

• Work with your child to help them creatively label their own drawers and bins. They can make their own drawings as labels. Another idea is to take a picture of them with a toy and place the photo on the toy box where it belongs (figure A).

Keep your child's size in mind. Store their favorite toys and books low where they can take them and put them back. Put "look at toys" and toys or art kits that require adult supervision up high where they have to be asked for.

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