- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #21
I've done that before!Originally Posted by krazy kat2
I do not generally like Dr Phil, but I do like his was of making a kid keep his room clean. Remove everything but the bed, clean clothes and a hamper. No tv, video games, nothing until everything is in its place and stayed there for a certain length of time.
I hate to say it, but my daughter's room was pig sty. I took 8 bags of trash out just to get the door open. We even shoveled stuff out the window so we would not have to take it through the house. When she got home she was livid. I kept things that I knew were important to her, and clothes I knew she liked, but everything else was gone. She was so embarrassed when I told her the huge pile of trash that would have to sit there for a week was all her junk and nasty crap. She had a whole set of dishes that I was not cleaning, so I tossed them. She no longer lives like a pig.
We took his TV, phone, games, door..... everything but his bed and clothes!
For 3 weeks he sat in his room staring at the wall... it didn't phase him!