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family values ���Vacuums don���t clean houses. People clean houses.��� ~ Everybody Loves Raymond Avoid Huge Messes. Make it a happy time, not drudgery. Play music. Give praise for children���s efforts. ���Mommy is so proud of how well you help.��� ���You are such a big boy, using your hands to help clean.��� Have a cleaning song which signals children what time it is. Many preschools/daycares use them; if your child is in a group setting learn their cleaning song to keep it consistent. It makes the request to clean a cheerful time and children know what to do without a speech. Picking up and cleaning is a daily venture... include the family...the younger, the better. mother Barney���s Clean Up Song Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere, Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share. Do not allow every toy to be dumped on the floor. Limit how many toys can be out at once. Have clean-up time at intervals: before nap, dinner and bedtime. Everyone gets overwhelmed when a room is trashed. Children���s short attention spans make cleaning for long periods unreasonable. Putting away before new toys are taken out or at periodic intervals keeps the task manageable. Elaine Stone, in Spotsylvania. Clean Up Songs of three, lives Clean Up Little Star (Tune ��� ���Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star���) Clean up, clean up little star, stop and clean up where you are. Time to put the toys away, we���ll get them out another day (or ���later today���). Clean up clean up little star, stop and clean up where you are!��� Clean Up Girls, Clean Up Boys (Tune ��� ���This Old Man���) Clean up girls, clean up boys, Clean up all the blocks and toys, Don���t forget the dishes and the cups, That���s the way we all clean up! Pick Up Toys Song (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb) It���s time to pick the toys up now, Toys up now, toys up now. Time to pick the toys up now, Let���s see who does the best. www.fredericksburgparent.NET 27