Clothing management
March 21, 2007 9:07 am Getting it DoneHere’s what works for me. More or less. I fell off the wagon on this one, and now I am paying for it with excess laundry.
When we change out our clothes, I make sure each kid has 7-10 tops and bottoms for everyday wear. And that’s all. More than that, and they end up on the floor. I have my kids start putting away there own laundry at about 4, so this helps them to not be overwhelmed by the job. I keep the “going out clothes” separate for the younger ones, and store those on the shelves in their closet. As kids get older and in charge of their own laundry, this can be relaxed a little. I’ve found that the clothes still end up on the floor, though, so be warned.
One more tip for today: You can buy it but you can’t make them wear it. This applies mostly to older children. There is no need to by them a closet-ful of clothes that they do not like. Save your money, and only buy pieces you can both like. Some of your children (namely 13 year old girls) will have only a few pieces of going-out-wear. That’s fine, because even if they had more, experience has taught me that they will wear the same favorites over and over anyway.
Ang. (10 comments.) :
Date: March 26, 2007 @ 8:09 am
You will find that 13 year old boys are no different and they can get buy on 2 t-shirts, a pair of jeans and a pair of shorts for every day clothes. LOL!
cass :
Date: March 27, 2007 @ 3:23 pm
Shoot, I’ve found 40 year old women can use this system to great advantage as well!