Boys and their clothes, What more can I do to get boys to put away their clean clothes in their dressers?

I have two boys, 12 and 7. They share a very large room and have their own dressers with ample storage space for all their clothes. When clothes are washed and ready to be put away, they never seem to make it to the dressers, usually stacked on the floor, or they end up on the floor after one morning of searching for the "right shirt or shorts".

I've tried all the usual scolding, making them clean it up again and again. Even made them lay out their clothes for the next day...I do not think it is necessary that I sit there and watch them every day, every time. Any suggestions that I could try?

One side note, my two girls do not have this issue, they got it and their clothes get put away, could this be just a boys thing? Asked by Blueyes2010 20 months ago Similar questions: Boys clothes boys put clean dressers Family.

Similar questions: Boys clothes boys put clean dressers.

Make sure you get a handle on this........ or in 20+ years two ladies will have nightmarish husbands like my daughter had. Her hubby has a mother that did everything for him. He could strip and drop the clothes and she ran after him to pick them up.5 years of marriage and my daughter has been able to correct many issues with this very spoiled guy.

He is a professional, brilliant guy but he was incapable to pick up after himself until daughter (also professional, college professor) convinced him that getting married did not assure him of a maid for life. When they bought their home, she would come in tears because she could not handle being the ONE for everything. I suggested: Whatever he does not do, hire someone for him to pay to do his stuff just as I suggested that since she held two jobs (now three because she also has a practice) that it makes sense for her to have a cleaning lady.

Her time is too valuable to be used cleaning although she loves doing it. Summer she goes through the house from top to bottom. Eventually her hubby got the hang of it.Is not perfect yet but he is getting there.

My son had the girlfriend that was a pig. That did not last. He could not stomach it.

For the boys, take something they love away and tell them as they complete doing what you tell them to do they will get points and so many points (you decide) will entitle them to do something they love or get one of his toys or games back. My son was very distracted in grammar school and I told him that if he did not know what homework he had he would get up to three points. He would be grounded for a week and not be able to play with anyone.

Amazingly after the second day he always remembered.FYI...some guys mature at age 34 so maybe, just maybe your expectations for the boys is a little high however they are trainable. Start early..

The reason why children obey their parents is that obedience is how privileges are obtained or maintained. By admitting to "scolding" your children, you are admitting that you tell/plead/yell/demand but then do nothing to actually enforce your words. The illusion is that they should do as you say simply because you're mom.My mom had that illusion too (which is why I can tell you how well it doesn't work.

) You provide things for your children. You simply begin taking those things back until they've done as you want them to do: TV, then video games (not that any child ever should have one of these to begin with, so I'm only guessing here), time away (a.k.a. , grounded), even desserts can be removed if the orders are not followed.

"Boys thing"? There's isn't such an item as a disobedience as a "boys thing." They obey you or not, as they see that they must or not.

No, you needn't supervise; only verify. But set a time. If it's done because, "Quick, mom's coming, stuff the clothes!

" then you've already lost. It's done properly and immediately or the privilege isn't earned .. . But they still must put the clothes away or lose yet another privilege..

2 Hang on.....let me laugh out loud really hard on this one. Ok, whew....had to wipe tears off my face. What you are asking for is next to impossible.

You would have more luck getting the Queen of England to give you audience in your own home than getting a couple of boys to put away their clothes.. Stop catering to them by laying out their clothes. Go on strike with them and leave them with nothing but dirty laundry. Ok, that could backfire on you since guys don't really care about the stank level at that age.

But, when they have no clothes in their rooms and must go to the laundry room to find them, they might just get their butts in gear. Let them go to school in clothes that just look plain stupid together. They have to go out in whatever they get their hands on..matching or cool or not.

Hang on.....let me laugh out loud really hard on this one. Ok, whew....had to wipe tears off my face. What you are asking for is next to impossible.

You would have more luck getting the Queen of England to give you audience in your own home than getting a couple of boys to put away their clothes.. Stop catering to them by laying out their clothes. Go on strike with them and leave them with nothing but dirty laundry. Ok, that could backfire on you since guys don't really care about the stank level at that age.

But, when they have no clothes in their rooms and must go to the laundry room to find them, they might just get their butts in gear. Let them go to school in clothes that just look plain stupid together. They have to go out in whatever they get their hands on..matching or cool or not.

It depends on the personality. Girls can go through the same stage.

Violet1 replied to post #2: 4 The sisters might get embarassed and help them out.

The sisters might get embarassed and help them out.

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