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06.05.08, 19:47 PM General Topics
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have a 21 mo who is refusing to clean up her toys every night. suggestions? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:47 PM Flag
 

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you have to make it a game and help at that age [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:47 PM Flag
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i do help, obviously. i tell her that in 5 minutes it is time to clean up, and she refuses. if i toss things in a bucket, she still refuses. just will not do it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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np: hand over hand and sing the clean up song [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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what is hand over hand? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:52 PM Flag
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put your hand over her hand and help her pick up legos etc.. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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^^tell her you will need to help her if she can't do it on her own [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:56 PM Flag
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i do do that and she kicks all the toys with her feet. and cries and cries. seems a bit forceful. what i did tonight may or may not work. i told her i was going to read a book until she was ready to clean up. for 15 minutes she hung around and then i told her that i was sorry she did not want to clean up and sorry that we missed bathtime and it was time to put on pjs. we'll see what happens tomorrow. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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gotta sing the cleanup song and start cleaning yourself - hand her things to put away etc [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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cleanup song???? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:52 PM Flag
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hate to say it but Barney has the all time classic [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:53 PM Flag
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agree - singing is classic - totally works [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:54 PM Flag
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clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere, clean up, clean up, everybody do your share or it is time to pick up and put away, pick up and put away, pick up and put away, it is time to pick up and put away... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:53 PM Flag
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oh my goodness. can you describe the tune to me? above it says it is a barney tune. i have no clue! never seen it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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check youtube. there's go to be versions of it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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agree- and it is Barney [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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thanks. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 08:01 PM Flag
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do it periodically through the day. model for a week or so, then insist--no snack until you put the blocks away etc. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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it's usually the last clean up that she is having a hard time with. near bed time. play,eat, play, then clean up... we could play, clean, eat, play, clean.... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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we do play,clean, eat, bath, bedtime [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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we have too much time after dinner sometimes. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 08:01 PM Flag
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