Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2014 23:58:28 GMT
I can recall many a day looking at the state of our home and thinking; "I've got my very own Tasmanian Devil." Couple this with my innate desire for cleanliness and organization and there were/are issues. It’s just who I am. Even as the beginnings of this forum is in progress I have edited and re-edited threads, organized and re-organized boards, because clean, organized and eye-catching is what I’m all about. My family calls it my “Martha Stewart Syndrome” and I say, “Long Live Martha!”
When it comes to organizing our children, the best advice I can share is this: Less is Better. Perhaps small in nature, but significant to me was the affect an untidy, cluttered room would have on my TS daughter. Simply put; ‘The messier the room, the more likely an event of disruptive behavior'. Given the fact, that if there are 10 people in a room, doing 10 different activities, and my daughter walks in---then it will take her about 10 seconds to understand (in detail) what each individual is doing. Because of this I am inclined to believe that the disarray in every corner of her 4 walled room was noting its presence and jamming her mind with unnecessary space.
My solution was simple. I left her very special belongings in her room; her stuffed elephant, her favorite packet of colored pencils, a sketchpad, and perhaps a doll or two. Everything else was organized into a closet (somewhere outside of her room). Permission needed to be granted before taking anything out and cleaning up the previous toy was prerequisite. Naturally there were many times when several different toys were needed simultaneously to contribute to imagination and play. It’s not a perfect solution, and yes, you will still have many a ‘toy closet’ organization day, but I found it extremely helpful to the whole family. I hope it might help you too.
What organizational tips can you share here?
When it comes to organizing our children, the best advice I can share is this: Less is Better. Perhaps small in nature, but significant to me was the affect an untidy, cluttered room would have on my TS daughter. Simply put; ‘The messier the room, the more likely an event of disruptive behavior'. Given the fact, that if there are 10 people in a room, doing 10 different activities, and my daughter walks in---then it will take her about 10 seconds to understand (in detail) what each individual is doing. Because of this I am inclined to believe that the disarray in every corner of her 4 walled room was noting its presence and jamming her mind with unnecessary space.
My solution was simple. I left her very special belongings in her room; her stuffed elephant, her favorite packet of colored pencils, a sketchpad, and perhaps a doll or two. Everything else was organized into a closet (somewhere outside of her room). Permission needed to be granted before taking anything out and cleaning up the previous toy was prerequisite. Naturally there were many times when several different toys were needed simultaneously to contribute to imagination and play. It’s not a perfect solution, and yes, you will still have many a ‘toy closet’ organization day, but I found it extremely helpful to the whole family. I hope it might help you too.
What organizational tips can you share here?