6 year old refuses to clean

[babybubba]

I need help. My 6 year old son refuses to clean up after himself. I feel we have tried everything from rewards to taking away items. Nothing seems to work. Is there any tips that you have used to get your child to help clean up after themselves?

[mom2many]

We have a big problem with this as well. I think the easiest thing to do, in the beginning, is to find their motivation. Keep a chore chart with a list of expectations as well, it will be hard for your child to remember even daily activities without a bit of nudging at this age. Charts and reminders from mum and dad may help quite a bit. Provide little rewards, positive reinforcement is so helpful in these instances. Even things that may seem common sense to us, like putting our dirty dish in the sink are in essence learned behaviours. At six, those behaviours may not yet be entirely ingrained.

-Angela