when my kids were little, I would let them have a different batch of toys when the current ones were picked up. kinda like a library system. check in the old, check out the new. worked pretty good.
For your toaster oven pan try Easy off oven cleaner that does not need heat. Make sure you buy the one that does not need heat. Spray it on & leave it for 10-15 minutes and then everything will just wipe away so easily. I use it on top of my stove for spill overs etc. A housekeeper showed me that trick. Great idea taking away the kids toys. You teach them how to treat you (and their stuff). Id say depending on age, probably keep their toy room clean 3-5 days, earn a few back, continue to keep clean 3 more days, earn few more, etc etc.
Ok I’m truly blown away by you !!! 🎉🎉🎉. I’m tierd just watching you !!! How often do you do this type cleaning? Your EXTREMELY motivating !!! Good lord my house is disgusting after watching you !!! I applaud you !! Thanks for the videos and ideas!!! 😊😊😊😊
Growing up if my mom had to take toys it was a 3 weeks non-negotiable, week 4 was assess the situation on how things have been kept (tidy or still messy) then would give them back week 4 or another 3 week imprisonment lol. If the same type of toys had to be taken away 3 times they got donated (I only ever made it to that once but I learned my lesson… now I’m a clean freak lol).
I recommended the spinning mop to my Aunt and she bought one and then loved it so much they bought one for the RV! Thanks for the great product reviews😘😘😘😘
I would present the messy toys as a problem to your boys that they have to solve (they might need guidance). Then write a plan together and come up with consequences together if the plan isn’t followed. I often do some dodgy illustrations for kids who can’t read yet - or even better they can draw pictures that match the plan. For example they might want a pack up song, or a timer, and they might agree that if they don’t pack up more than 1 day in a week, they lose the toys for a week. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with their ideas. I’m a teacher and kids often come up with stricter plans than I ever would - but they follow them because it was their idea!
I made it a habit of having my son clean up his toys every evening at age 3 and onward. Like, we would eat dinner, then was cleanup time, then getting ready for bed and finally we'd cuddle and read a book. It helped tremendously to have him help with his toys (and later having him do it himself). I also made sure that each night when he got dressed for bed he would throw his clothes in the laundry. For snacks it was usually carrots and apples, so not so many crumbs around. But then again my son didn't really have an issue witu it, so i was fortunate. 😅
Another great video, Kiddo! You mom's today have so much more to juggle than I did when I was a young mother. I am a "new mother" again at 40 (totally planned) and I am at times overwhelmed by how much moms are expected to do compared to my when I had my first round of kids 20 years ago.
I was all about "logical consequences" when first round of kids were growing up. I think you made a good decision to remove the toys they aren't caring for. I'd vote for a week before reintroducing one bin. If they can handle that for a week, introduce the next bin. You are a wise mother.
Only allow them to have one bin out at a time and have them pick them up after they are done playing with them. Make it a game to see who can pick up the most the fastest. You can also do a kitchen timer for them to pick them up or they lose them again.
In terms of your question: make clear why you take the small toys away and explain exactly what the kids have to do to get them back. It must be realistic and achievable. "Clean up all the toys of the floor before you go to bed" start small to give the "slob" a chance to find motivation by success. You can also work with a sticker plan and remind them how often they have to follow to get them back. Kids don't really understand long term effects just yet.
Also, we went from 3 kids to 5 with surprise identical twin girls. Weirdly my stress level decreased. Maybe I’ve just given up being totally out numbered.🤣
I have a toaster oven with a tray that stained like that. I finally started wrapping it in tin foil that I replace once in awhile. So much easier than scrubbing! 😁
hot cleaning tip - I've found that making a paste w/ baking soda, lemon juice and water is the BEST thing for getting caked on food stains from my oven! I have a feeling it would work for your toaster oven too. Just let it sit for at least 30 minutes and then use the scrub daddy (or a sponge that you are okay to part with, because it will be pretty gross lol)
The more kids the more stress, I have 7 and it was difficult when they were little, I just discovered this video today, I also know that it depends on where you live and how financially stable you are that plays a lot in to the stress as well, my children didn’t entertain each other, they wanted my attention and when I had my twins it was even worst, I wouldn’t change it , now I have 4 teenagers and 3 adult children and I am so happy that they are older.
Hi Mai!!! Newbi here 😆 I remember a nurse telling me that 2 was the cut off. I have but sometimes I wished I had more, but this was long ago😀 my mother had five of us and I don’t know how she did it:) I give you kudos, I can actually tell that you are a dedicated mom🧼🧺🏡
My mum took away toys when things got too messy. My younger sister was the messy one and I was the clean one. I used to keep my room clean and she kept hers messy. We used to share a play room and it always felt like a losing battle against her to keep it clean. When my mum used to take away my favourite toys because my sister hadn’t tidied them away, it felt like I was being punished as well for my sisters crimes. Even as an adult I’m still bitter about it… maybe something for you to think about when trying to find the right balance between punishment and reward. It’s a near impossible task.
Lot's of tossing I love this !! Hope you'll do the same while carrying a trash bag like this and declutter things from the master bedroom mostly if you have any clothes that can't be donated or magazines/catalogs to discard since they're by far the hardest things for me to toss and I tend to keep way too much.
I have 3 boys and pregnant with number four and I would say 2 was the hardest and it's just gotten easier although the two younger ones are 4 and 3 and fighting like cat and dog at the moment so hopefully they grow out of that before number four comes.
Go mom, thanks for hanging tough and making consequences. My husband always gets upset when I do this for my toddler, if he throws a toy (at 18 months he's prob too little to really know how to put things away, but throwing is a huge issue) I take it away for a while.
Your video gives me hope lol Cannot wait to send my 4 and 6yr old off to school in the fall, b/c I’m beyond spent having them home the entire year. I feel like it’s never ending! Anyway, appreciate the inspiring content and looking forward to more. Btw, I too need help with toy clean up b/c my 4yr old girl refuses! So gonna so the same.
Re comments about older kids helping out, sometimes yes, my eldest was 13 when my fifth was born, she was at the birth, sure if I needed her to hold the baby for a minute she would, but overall I didn't expect her to help out except with doing some household chores, which she would be doing anyway, regardless of how many kids we had.
Okay so watching your video is amazing. My 3 kids stress me out. When I had our 3rd it was a game charger 1 and 2 kids are easy. Having 3 is an old number. So I know I’m not alone.
Might ask your sons' preschool teachers if they pick up toys at school. If they do, then ask them why they won't at home to see if they think it's because it's a mom's job, not theirs. Sometimes boys have to see men cleaning or they get funny ideas. Your book toy chest was brilliant because they know exactly where to put them. Maybe they need pictures on the storage boxes so they know what goes in what storage cubes/boxes. I'm a reading tutor and it always surprises me what children don't understand.
The study about four kids- I think it’s because mothers have the oldest help out (depending on the age gap). I’m the second oldest out of five and my parents always had me watch over my sibling haha! Toys- if they play with the toys that are left in the playroom and they pick up after themselves for a few days straight give them only one bin. If they continue to clean up after themselves then give them another bin and so on. If they don’t take them back.. that’s my guess haha.
Suggestion for Mai - When you go to purchase paint for the kids' rooms and common areas, be advised that there ARE paints that are designed to be more resistant to wear and tear and staining. (mainly preventing staining of the paint for easier cleaning). Be sure to ask a paint pro which types are currently available and go from there.
U killed it in this vid Mai!! I think keeping the small toys for 1 to 2 wks will prove ur point w the boys;) I don’t want to forward thru any part of ur vids bc ur so entertaining & funny the whole time!!:) love ur vids!! 🥰❤️👍🏻
you can line the drip pan with aluminum foil so when you want to clean it, all you have to do is tak eit off, throw it out, and reapply a new layer. Also for the kitchen tabled benches, you can get a flat weatherproofing foam "tape"-like stuff to "crumb-proof" the underseat storage bins.
My opinion is the more kids you have the less stress and here’s why you get into a routine you know exactly what you need to do and what is expected we are finishing up container raising our house so that we will never have to purge or deep clean like that again other than maybe floors windows things like that I have six children I now have two grandchildren I am down to just my last three in the house ages 12 ages 11 and ages 10 five of my children or girls my last and only son is my boy I say go for it I have another one fingers crossed this time you get a baby girl
My grandmother had twelve children. My older aunts and uncles would take care of the younger ones. So they explained the more children there were the easier it gets.
I have heard about the stress level with 3 kids. I think because after 3 kids you stop trying to have as much control or discipline with the kiddos 🤷🏼♀️ I guess you surpass three and it’s the mindset of whatever!
Hey since your bons are closed and no visual of what should go in there, maybe you should add pictures to the front so that they know where the toys belong. My children have a toy organizer and it's open and angled so that it's easy for them to see where to put the toys. Hope this helps.
After watching this video I get the ad "do you know why you're so tired all the time? Look at this banana!" Haha! Maybe we're tired because we're cleaning house like this lady! 🤣
Only give back one small pieces toys at a time or maybe two at a time. All of them is probably too many small pieces and just overwhelming to pick up for them. If they want a different small pieces toy assortment then they have to put one away and trade it in for the other.
You go Mama! Kids have to learn consequences and how to correct their actions 👏🏻 and I CANNOT WAIT for the attic organization! Maybe it will motivate me to do the same lol
I read that the steaming it's not good for stone floor tiles. But of course here I read I can do on other site I can't, because it's not good. What do you know about this? I think steaming would be really good,but I'm not sure anymore. I like how you clean, I needed some motivation. Thank you!
I think its not necessary "more kids=less stress" I think by the time you have your fourth, some of the first kids are old enough to do a few things on thier own (get snacks, wipe butt, maybe even wipe a table) that what makes the stress lower, the first kids become a bit more in and or are old enough to help
My Mom was a preschool teacher for 30+ years and so I grew up helping at her school most of my life... maybe it would help if you rotate 2 sets of the small piece toys at a time for them. Maybe they are just too overwhelmed by too many choices to really fully play with things and it's too many small pieces that they just give up. Sort of the same way you are overwhelmed going in to clean up they are too but it's easier for them to just walk away (Mom will do it anyways). My Mom would set a timer for clean up time (10 - 20 min depending on how big of a mess we had) and the rule was anything still on the floor would get thrown away because we obviously didn't care about it enough to take care of the item(s). She said she only threw things away once (in a garbage bag) and once we figured out she meant it and we cried she agreed to go get it back out but they had to go away for a week or two and we could have them back if we took care of the rest of our toys. Maybe some colorful picture labels for each of the bins that each set goes in would help them know where things go so they wouldn't need as much help. Maybe bring one set out at a time. When they can clean that up completely (not perfectly, kids are less detail oriented but off the floor and majority into the right bin) maybe that is when you bring out a 2nd set and then so long as they continue to clean up both sets you could then swap sets after a couple weeks and hopefully the idea sticks, or you can just do one set at a time. Sorry this is so long of a comment! But this is what came to mind during that part of the video. I think you are a great Mom and am always so excited when I see a new video from you :-)
I haven't watched the whole video yet, but had to comment about the 3 kid thing. My boys are 12, 8 & 6 months. I'd love a 4th. It is SO much easier this time with my 6 month old now that I have older kids. My theory is when you have 4+ kids, the big ones help you with the babies.
Pausing at 1:50 cause that’s crazy! Not that the study is crazy, but that you just confirmed my feelings lol I have 3 and #4 is on the way and I literally felt like we HAD to have another baby. That it would balance our home and bring peace to welcome another member to our family even though I was so stressed with these 3; my family would be like are you suuuure you want to have more? And I knew we absolutely HAD to! 🤣
@@MaiZimmy sure will! We’re due in September and I feel like it’s going to be pure bliss to have cooler weather coming (we’re in SA) and to be looking forward to the holidays etc. No better time! 💖💖💖
As a mother of five and when I had my fifth the eldest was eight! I can honestly say.....yes it was easier the more you had after three but I can't say if it was just because you were already stressed anyway or something else happens when the forth one is born 🤷 magic lol x
I have such respect for mothers of three kids. That my friend is only for the pros. I’ve got two little ones, and couldn’t imagine everyone surviving if we had one more🙈
The small piece toys: maybe if you put them there long enough they'll forget about them! I just want to remind people that most of us grew up with out all of this and we were just as happy, so no guilt! :)
About cleaning up: did you try to do it with them? That is how we did it for a long time and still do it. We help them and guide them. But they are now able to doit in their own. Small kids get easily overwhelmed and need precise guidance: put this toy in that bin. But I know, it can really be a struggle.
I know you’re not supposed to put aluminum foil in the bottoms of ovens. I like to live on the wild side and do it anyway…haha. I wonder if it would help your counter top oven stay cleaner if you did it.
My parents would do something similar when we would refuse to clean out playroom. Expect they would throw out the toys. I remember one little yellow trailer for matchbox cars that I saved from the trash a few times.
From experience each child has their own unique personality therefore their own unique preferences/problems. More is NEVER easier. Being organized makes it easier. For instance the rhythm of caring for children becomes habitual. Just look at your own videos of wouldn't buy items. What works and what doesn't. You can have an "easy" baby or a "difficult" baby at any birth. I had one who could sleep through anything followed by one who if you breathed wrong would be cranky awake. 🤷♀️🤦♀️Whatever you decide is what you work with. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Is it super rude of me to ask if adderall is involved when you take on these tasks. (I have adhd and am off my meds while pregnant and struggling to keep my life in order so thank you for your baby product and registry content as well as this motivating video!)
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when my kids were little, I would let them have a different batch of toys when the current ones were picked up. kinda like a library system. check in the old, check out the new. worked pretty good.
That would allow you to sanitize toys also especially if they are having any nasty symptoms.
You may get a lot of hate for taking the small piece toys away but good for you!!! I did this with my kids and it WORKED!
Yes, go mom!
Done it before when our boys were small and YES, it works! 👍
Agree I did too n most of the time they forgot about the toys n so did I lol they didn’t miss those toys at the end. Lol
For your toaster oven pan try Easy off oven cleaner that does not need heat. Make sure you buy the one that does not need heat. Spray it on & leave it for 10-15 minutes and then everything will just wipe away so easily. I use it on top of my stove for spill overs etc. A housekeeper showed me that trick.
Great idea taking away the kids toys. You teach them how to treat you (and their stuff). Id say depending on age, probably keep their toy room clean 3-5 days, earn a few back, continue to keep clean 3 more days, earn few more, etc etc.
Ok I’m truly blown away by you !!! 🎉🎉🎉. I’m tierd just watching you !!! How often do you do this type cleaning? Your EXTREMELY motivating !!! Good lord my house is disgusting after watching you !!! I applaud you !! Thanks for the videos and ideas!!! 😊😊😊😊
Very satisfying just to sit and watch someone else cleaning while your house is mess ,,,
right, its so satisfying !
🤣 yess! I decided I would watch her clean her house before I start mine.
@@doingslothstuffs Getting my motivation too!
Growing up if my mom had to take toys it was a 3 weeks non-negotiable, week 4 was assess the situation on how things have been kept (tidy or still messy) then would give them back week 4 or another 3 week imprisonment lol. If the same type of toys had to be taken away 3 times they got donated (I only ever made it to that once but I learned my lesson… now I’m a clean freak lol).
Why did I love that so much? Half way through I sorted out my bedside cupboard while I was watching!
I recommended the spinning mop to my Aunt and she bought one and then loved it so much they bought one for the RV! Thanks for the great product reviews😘😘😘😘
I would present the messy toys as a problem to your boys that they have to solve (they might need guidance). Then write a plan together and come up with consequences together if the plan isn’t followed. I often do some dodgy illustrations for kids who can’t read yet - or even better they can draw pictures that match the plan. For example they might want a pack up song, or a timer, and they might agree that if they don’t pack up more than 1 day in a week, they lose the toys for a week. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with their ideas. I’m a teacher and kids often come up with stricter plans than I ever would - but they follow them because it was their idea!
Good for you! Also I just have to say, your carpet lines make me so happy 😀
I made it a habit of having my son clean up his toys every evening at age 3 and onward. Like, we would eat dinner, then was cleanup time, then getting ready for bed and finally we'd cuddle and read a book. It helped tremendously to have him help with his toys (and later having him do it himself). I also made sure that each night when he got dressed for bed he would throw his clothes in the laundry. For snacks it was usually carrots and apples, so not so many crumbs around. But then again my son didn't really have an issue witu it, so i was fortunate. 😅
I did the same. And started adding them back every 2 weeks.
I think it's a combination of being more lax and having the kids help each other out!
You’re my new favorite and I soooo look forward to watching your videos while feeding my little one! ♥️
Thank you!!! 🥰🥰🥰
I cleaned out my kitchen cabinets, my closet and guest closet after watching your videos. Thank you so much!!! 😅
Good job!!!!!
Another great video, Kiddo! You mom's today have so much more to juggle than I did when I was a young mother. I am a "new mother" again at 40 (totally planned) and I am at times overwhelmed by how much moms are expected to do compared to my when I had my first round of kids 20 years ago.
I was all about "logical consequences" when first round of kids were growing up. I think you made a good decision to remove the toys they aren't caring for. I'd vote for a week before reintroducing one bin. If they can handle that for a week, introduce the next bin. You are a wise mother.
Just found you today in scrolling through RUclips! Kids are a lot of work & responsibilities but they are true blessing!💞🤗
It's amazing how cleaning is done in different countries, in my country we wash up to the ceiling
just found your channel this week, I’ve loved all your videos so far!! 😎
Vacuum lines are just 👩🏽🍳🤌🏽 😘
I’m honestly impressed that you cleaned the whole house in one day! Super women ❤️
Maybe you could use the small piece toys as a reward for clean bedrooms? If their room is clean they can check out a toy tub for a few hours.
I have that spinning mop and love it
Mind blown!!! Those 2 hinges behind the toilet seat lift up? My cleaning routine is forever changed. Thank you!
Lol the entire family working against you. I hear you loud and clear.
Keep small piece toys away for at least a couple of weeks. Til you get tired of them asking for them back lol!
I have LOVED watching your channel grow! i’ve been watching you since my first trimester of pregnancy with my 7 month old
Only allow them to have one bin out at a time and have them pick them up after they are done playing with them. Make it a game to see who can pick up the most the fastest. You can also do a kitchen timer for them to pick them up or they lose them again.
Your kitchen counters tops look so great since your previous decluttering! Inspiring!!
WOW what a massive transformation all in a few hours! you're the queen of messy to clean :)
In terms of your question: make clear why you take the small toys away and explain exactly what the kids have to do to get them back. It must be realistic and achievable. "Clean up all the toys of the floor before you go to bed" start small to give the "slob" a chance to find motivation by success.
You can also work with a sticker plan and remind them how often they have to follow to get them back. Kids don't really understand long term effects just yet.
I just have one daughter who is really messy and I have OCD, so just one is fine for me!!!!!!
Try Oven Off for your oven tray. Let it sit for about 10 min before scrubbing. Also, use it on your hood vents. Works great!
Also, we went from 3 kids to 5 with surprise identical twin girls. Weirdly my stress level decreased. Maybe I’ve just given up being totally out numbered.🤣
Do you tidy up with your boys? You could try a 5 min toy pack up dance party each afternoon.
Going right away now to start my cleaning process. Truly it’s motivating. Thanks
I have a toaster oven with a tray that stained like that. I finally started wrapping it in tin foil that I replace once in awhile. So much easier than scrubbing! 😁
I started doing this too and it has been soooo much easier!
hot cleaning tip - I've found that making a paste w/ baking soda, lemon juice and water is the BEST thing for getting caked on food stains from my oven! I have a feeling it would work for your toaster oven too. Just let it sit for at least 30 minutes and then use the scrub daddy (or a sponge that you are okay to part with, because it will be pretty gross lol)
The more kids the more stress, I have 7 and it was difficult when they were little, I just discovered this video today, I also know that it depends on where you live and how financially stable you are that plays a lot in to the stress as well, my children didn’t entertain each other, they wanted my attention and when I had my twins it was even worst, I wouldn’t change it , now I have 4 teenagers and 3 adult children and I am so happy that they are older.
Hi Mai!!! Newbi here 😆 I remember a nurse telling me that 2 was the cut off. I have but sometimes I wished I had more, but this was long ago😀 my mother had five of us and I don’t know how she did it:) I give you kudos, I can actually tell that you are a dedicated mom🧼🧺🏡
wow...i did like 1.5 of the things you did. wow!
My mum took away toys when things got too messy. My younger sister was the messy one and I was the clean one. I used to keep my room clean and she kept hers messy. We used to share a play room and it always felt like a losing battle against her to keep it clean. When my mum used to take away my favourite toys because my sister hadn’t tidied them away, it felt like I was being punished as well for my sisters crimes. Even as an adult I’m still bitter about it… maybe something for you to think about when trying to find the right balance between punishment and reward. It’s a near impossible task.
Lot's of tossing I love this !! Hope you'll do the same while carrying a trash bag like this and declutter things from the master bedroom mostly if you have any clothes that can't be donated or magazines/catalogs to discard since they're by far the hardest things for me to toss and I tend to keep way too much.
You got so much done!
I have 3 boys and pregnant with number four and I would say 2 was the hardest and it's just gotten easier although the two younger ones are 4 and 3 and fighting like cat and dog at the moment so hopefully they grow out of that before number four comes.
Go mom, thanks for hanging tough and making consequences. My husband always gets upset when I do this for my toddler, if he throws a toy (at 18 months he's prob too little to really know how to put things away, but throwing is a huge issue) I take it away for a while.
Your video gives me hope lol Cannot wait to send my 4 and 6yr old off to school in the fall, b/c I’m beyond spent having them home the entire year. I feel like it’s never ending! Anyway, appreciate the inspiring content and looking forward to more. Btw, I too need help with toy clean up b/c my 4yr old girl refuses! So gonna so the same.
Re comments about older kids helping out, sometimes yes, my eldest was 13 when my fifth was born, she was at the birth, sure if I needed her to hold the baby for a minute she would, but overall I didn't expect her to help out except with doing some household chores, which she would be doing anyway, regardless of how many kids we had.
Okay so watching your video is amazing. My 3 kids stress me out. When I had our 3rd it was a game charger 1 and 2 kids are easy. Having 3 is an old number. So I know I’m not alone.
Is it weird that I’m more focused on what brand of carpet that is? Lol. I’m looking to replace carpet and yours is exactly what I need.
This was oddly satisfying.... Thank you for sharing. I'm going to get up and clean now🙃
Might ask your sons' preschool teachers if they pick up toys at school. If they do, then ask them why they won't at home to see if they think it's because it's a mom's job, not theirs. Sometimes boys have to see men cleaning or they get funny ideas. Your book toy chest was brilliant because they know exactly where to put them. Maybe they need pictures on the storage boxes so they know what goes in what storage cubes/boxes. I'm a reading tutor and it always surprises me what children don't understand.
The study about four kids- I think it’s because mothers have the oldest help out (depending on the age gap).
I’m the second oldest out of five and my parents always had me watch over my sibling haha!
Toys- if they play with the toys that are left in the playroom and they pick up after themselves for a few days straight give them only one bin. If they continue to clean up after themselves then give them another bin and so on. If they don’t take them back.. that’s my guess haha.
Recently found your channel and I’m hooked. Cant wait to binge watch the others😊
Awww welcome!!!! 💕💕💕
Love your toy jail!
Suggestion for Mai - When you go to purchase paint for the kids' rooms and common areas, be advised that there ARE paints that are designed to be more resistant to wear and tear and staining. (mainly preventing staining of the paint for easier cleaning). Be sure to ask a paint pro which types are currently available and go from there.
U killed it in this vid Mai!! I think keeping the small toys for 1 to 2 wks will prove ur point w the boys;) I don’t want to forward thru any part of ur vids bc ur so entertaining & funny the whole time!!:) love ur vids!! 🥰❤️👍🏻
Thank you!!! 😃😃
you can line the drip pan with aluminum foil so when you want to clean it, all you have to do is tak eit off, throw it out, and reapply a new layer.
Also for the kitchen tabled benches, you can get a flat weatherproofing foam "tape"-like stuff to "crumb-proof" the underseat storage bins.
My tub is textured too. Thanks for the tip!
New viewer here! Your videos are really great! Thanks for the motivation mama!!
Welcome!! And thank you!
My kids hated toy jail but hey it got them to pick stuff up.
Spray the shelf in the toaster oven with easy off oven cleaner, spray it leave it for 5 minutes it will wipe right off
My opinion is the more kids you have the less stress and here’s why you get into a routine you know exactly what you need to do and what is expected we are finishing up container raising our house so that we will never have to purge or deep clean like that again other than maybe floors windows things like that I have six children I now have two grandchildren I am down to just my last three in the house ages 12 ages 11 and ages 10 five of my children or girls my last and only son is my boy I say go for it I have another one fingers crossed this time you get a baby girl
My grandmother had twelve children. My older aunts and uncles would take care of the younger ones. So they explained the more children there were the easier it gets.
I have heard about the stress level with 3 kids. I think because after 3 kids you stop trying to have as much control or discipline with the kiddos 🤷🏼♀️ I guess you surpass three and it’s the mindset of whatever!
Great job!
I have 3 kids!!! Yes, the stress with three is triple that of two ☺
That study is true! I have 4 and when I had 3 it was so much worse. Definitely 4 is easier.
Oh man, my ovaries 😅😅😅
Hey since your bons are closed and no visual of what should go in there, maybe you should add pictures to the front so that they know where the toys belong. My children have a toy organizer and it's open and angled so that it's easy for them to see where to put the toys. Hope this helps.
After watching this video I get the ad "do you know why you're so tired all the time? Look at this banana!" Haha! Maybe we're tired because we're cleaning house like this lady! 🤣
Only give back one small pieces toys at a time or maybe two at a time. All of them is probably too many small pieces and just overwhelming to pick up for them. If they want a different small pieces toy assortment then they have to put one away and trade it in for the other.
LOVE your bed...SO SORRY about your husband's back issues. Hope they get resolved entirely soon.
You go Mama! Kids have to learn consequences and how to correct their actions 👏🏻 and I CANNOT WAIT for the attic organization! Maybe it will motivate me to do the same lol
Same. I have crap up there thsts been there for 12Yrs!!! I need to purge! It’s just so overwhelming!
I read that the steaming it's not good for stone floor tiles. But of course here I read I can do on other site I can't, because it's not good. What do you know about this? I think steaming would be really good,but I'm not sure anymore. I like how you clean, I needed some motivation. Thank you!
I think its not necessary "more kids=less stress"
I think by the time you have your fourth, some of the first kids are old enough to do a few things on thier own (get snacks, wipe butt, maybe even wipe a table) that what makes the stress lower, the first kids become a bit more in and or are old enough to help
I used a blue cleaner once that stained my baseboards and toilet seat blue! It was awful but a little funny.
My Mom was a preschool teacher for 30+ years and so I grew up helping at her school most of my life... maybe it would help if you rotate 2 sets of the small piece toys at a time for them. Maybe they are just too overwhelmed by too many choices to really fully play with things and it's too many small pieces that they just give up. Sort of the same way you are overwhelmed going in to clean up they are too but it's easier for them to just walk away (Mom will do it anyways). My Mom would set a timer for clean up time (10 - 20 min depending on how big of a mess we had) and the rule was anything still on the floor would get thrown away because we obviously didn't care about it enough to take care of the item(s). She said she only threw things away once (in a garbage bag) and once we figured out she meant it and we cried she agreed to go get it back out but they had to go away for a week or two and we could have them back if we took care of the rest of our toys. Maybe some colorful picture labels for each of the bins that each set goes in would help them know where things go so they wouldn't need as much help. Maybe bring one set out at a time. When they can clean that up completely (not perfectly, kids are less detail oriented but off the floor and majority into the right bin) maybe that is when you bring out a 2nd set and then so long as they continue to clean up both sets you could then swap sets after a couple weeks and hopefully the idea sticks, or you can just do one set at a time. Sorry this is so long of a comment! But this is what came to mind during that part of the video. I think you are a great Mom and am always so excited when I see a new video from you :-)
I haven't watched the whole video yet, but had to comment about the 3 kid thing. My boys are 12, 8 & 6 months. I'd love a 4th. It is SO much easier this time with my 6 month old now that I have older kids. My theory is when you have 4+ kids, the big ones help you with the babies.
Pausing at 1:50 cause that’s crazy! Not that the study is crazy, but that you just confirmed my feelings lol I have 3 and #4 is on the way and I literally felt like we HAD to have another baby. That it would balance our home and bring peace to welcome another member to our family even though I was so stressed with these 3; my family would be like are you suuuure you want to have more? And I knew we absolutely HAD to! 🤣
Haha you’ll have to DM me when #4 is here and let me know how it is!
@@MaiZimmy sure will! We’re due in September and I feel like it’s going to be pure bliss to have cooler weather coming (we’re in SA) and to be looking forward to the holidays etc.
No better time! 💖💖💖
As a mother of five and when I had my fifth the eldest was eight! I can honestly say.....yes it was easier the more you had after three but I can't say if it was just because you were already stressed anyway or something else happens when the forth one is born 🤷 magic lol x
I have such respect for mothers of three kids. That my friend is only for the pros. I’ve got two little ones, and couldn’t imagine everyone surviving if we had one more🙈
I loved having three so much we had two more, my last two are more work than the first three combined 😂 so that showed me.
Mother of 4. Definitely lower stress than 3. Not sure why. I’ve watched the stress go down in my husband too after the 3rd and 4th
Line the oven with foil or cuttable oven liner - 2 second clean up
The small piece toys: maybe if you put them there long enough they'll forget about them! I just want to remind people that most of us grew up with out all of this and we were just as happy, so no guilt! :)
4 is easier than 3 was for me.
About the stress comment , nope i have 4 boys age 1 to 8 and always stressed 😂😂😂
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What kind of oven is that and do you like it? I'm thinking of getting a toaster oven/air fryer combo.
Where did you get the toy storage that's in the twins bedrooms???
It’s the trofast from IKEA.
About cleaning up: did you try to do it with them? That is how we did it for a long time and still do it. We help them and guide them. But they are now able to doit in their own. Small kids get easily overwhelmed and need precise guidance: put this toy in that bin. But I know, it can really be a struggle.
Yes, I tried to do it with them :)
New subscriber here! Thank you for all the motivation. We have the same content :)
Use the googone on the drip pan. It’s my secret 🤫
Newbie here, thanks for the motivation! I wanted to know where you got the shelving unit with the yellow and white bins in your twins rooms? Thank you
It’s from ikea!
Thank you 😊
I will never use large steel dustbins in my house
I think four isn’t bad… they’re just tornadoes lol
I think it's false because I have 4 yes 4 kids and I feel like I'm crazy like literally HEELLLPPPP MEEEEEE 😫 LOL
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I know you’re not supposed to put aluminum foil in the bottoms of ovens. I like to live on the wild side and do it anyway…haha. I wonder if it would help your counter top oven stay cleaner if you did it.
My parents would do something similar when we would refuse to clean out playroom. Expect they would throw out the toys. I remember one little yellow trailer for matchbox cars that I saved from the trash a few times.
What was the boys’ reactions to losing their toys?
My twins weren’t happy, but after I explained they understood 😁 my youngest didn’t even notice lol
There is a reason that I cant have a
headbord on my bed. It's because I will be lazy and throw things under my bed... (and that is a self choice.)
From experience each child has their own unique personality therefore their own unique preferences/problems. More is NEVER easier. Being organized makes it easier. For instance the rhythm of caring for children becomes habitual. Just look at your own videos of wouldn't buy items. What works and what doesn't. You can have an "easy" baby or a "difficult" baby at any birth. I had one who could sleep through anything followed by one who if you breathed wrong would be cranky awake. 🤷♀️🤦♀️Whatever you decide is what you work with. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Is it super rude of me to ask if adderall is involved when you take on these tasks. (I have adhd and am off my meds while pregnant and struggling to keep my life in order so thank you for your baby product and registry content as well as this motivating video!)
I don’t take adderall anymore. Some days I wish I had it, but I’ve learned how to keep going without it 😁