Comments on: Mum standards…

By: Jo - Mother of Teenagers

Jo - Mother of Teenagers — Mon, 01 May 2017 09:50:48 +0000

I am OCD re tidiness and nag my teens daily about their rooms. My eldest teen hates mess and will tidy his room even if it involves putting all clothes including relatively clean ones in his laundry basket. He is however guilty of leaving glasses all over the house. My youngest is horrific and I will often go in her room and find stuff everywhere and have to rant at her to sort it out. 24 hours is the longest I can leave it because mess is one of my pet hates so it is a case of me saying this is my house and you will do as I say whilst you live here! Scary mum! To be honest I don’t think anyone really gets it until you leave home and have to manage it all by yourself without being nagged. Can’t wait to read the posts! #TweensTeensBeyond

By: Nicola Kentisbeer

Nicola Kentisbeer — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:09:52 +0000

I feel your pain! It is a different level of tidy. What doesn’t help is the amount of toot that they hang on to. I do close the door but we insist it’s done once a week and that includes Hoover and dusting. It’s pocket money dependent too. It will get worse I know. I look forward to seeing the blog post. Me – I was terribly untidy as a teen and as young adult. Not the point though is it!!!?. Thanks for joining us at #teenstweensbeyond

By: Sharon Parry

Sharon Parry — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:29:15 +0000

Standards differ in my house. Daughter no 1 has a bedroom that is the neatest room in the house. Daughters 2 and 3 live in tips. My bedroom is pretty dodgy but to be fair the rest of the house is okay. My approach is as follows. If I have to come and help you find things in your bedroom because it is in such a state – it’s time to start clearing it out! Thanks so much for joining us at #TweensTeensBeyond

By: Lisa (mumdadplus4)

Lisa (mumdadplus4) — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 07:37:33 +0000

I feel blessed reading this my daughter is super tidy and her room is immaculate she hates mess

By: Midlife Dramas in Pyjamas

Midlife Dramas in Pyjamas — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:57:20 +0000

I leave my two teenagers to it all week…until Friday. Friday is my house cleaning day so I insist that they tidy their rooms on Thursday night: stuff for recycling taken down to the recycling boxes (instead of being left to lurk in the corner); glasses/mugs brought down to the kitchen (to prevent new life forms sprouting in them); the five pairs of trousers, three hoodies and four t-shirts hung up (so I can physically move the chair they are draped over) and the shoes/socks/shin-pads/general crap be picked up from the floor (so I can see the carpet to hoover it.) By Saturday evening their rooms are back to their ‘normal’ but at least I know that for one day a week they’ve been spotless! :-)#TweensTeensBeyond

By: Fee

Fee — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:05:44 +0000

I’ve taken a stronger approach on this one lately. She gets 3 warnings then I go in with a bin bag. Now we rarely get past the second warning. #teentweenbeyond