Teenagers are not very keen on cleaning. Getting them to tidy their room can be as difficult as ditching a camel.
Review the questions and answers below before deciding that keeping them out of sight is the best way to relax. They can be very helpful in your relationship with your teenage child.
Should he offer a bribe?
While you think that cleaning their own room is of course their duty and that they should even support the housework, it is paradoxical that they place these chores at the bottom of their priority list. While we don't recommend large bribes, we think small rewards can help. For example, delaying bedtime for one night, letting him go to a concert with his friends, a few extra dollars to the piggy bank he saved to buy a new phone can be motivating. The important thing is to underline that motivation is a kind of reward, not a bribe, and keep the scale modest.
How do I convince my son/daughter to keep the bathroom clean?
Teenage girls, especially, leave behind a mess that cannot be easily dealt with when they come out of the bathroom. Giving them a drawer they can use in the bathroom, a shelf for the things they want to keep there will limit the frame of clutter. Adolescent boys, on the other hand, leave behind dirty towels and socks, causing unpleasant odors. Therefore, they should be told to consider the smell and cleanliness of the bathroom while cleaning themselves. Febreze Freshelle aerosol is made for just such situations. It refreshes the air of your bathroom with its clean and fresh scent. Even better, it's a very affordable product with easy use.
Is there a way I can control the clutter that is driving me crazy?
Mess is the trace left behind by a teenager. And fighting against them can give the illusion that you're fighting a battle you'll never win. Just as they don't like to collect their own messes, they also hate others to collect it. Remind them of the rule of putting back everything they use, without getting discouraged. You can also get them to take the rules seriously by threatening things that might happen to them once in a while and then showing how serious you are a few times. Thus, your home will be free from clutter.
They leave their smelly socks around, and they even pile up in their rooms. What should I do? The smell is truly disgraceful!
Gather the socks and throw them on their clean bedding. If they think they can leave it anywhere in the house, they don't have a problem sleeping with the smell of dirty socks. Maybe they even want to wash their socks themselves. If you often receive guests in the house, you will of course also care about the smell. You can use Febreze Non-Stop Fresh for this. Working without batteries, this refreshing product does not need electricity. It gives your home a clean air with its light scent.
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