2 yr old son and picking up?

Question

my son is 2 years old and when he goes to bed, i pick up his toys nightly...the ones that are stored in the living room....what about other parents with their toys by nights end?

Answer 1

We made a game of it before bed. But, I did most of the work when she was a young 2. It was closer to 3 before she was more helpful.

Answer 2

My son has always had to clean up his own toy mess (w/ some help from me if needed).  If he was big enough to drag it out to play w/ he was big enough to drag it back to the toy box.  Once he had it cleaned up, it was bed time.  We usually started the clean up 1/2 an hour before bed time.  We made a game of it.  That is still the rule today and he is almost 9 yrs.

Answer 3

My kids pick up their toys before I tuck them in it is part of their nightly routine it helps them realize it is bedtime not play time, the same thing happens at nap time before they lay down they pick up their toys. This helps them become responsible for their own things too, and it keeps me from having to spend all my time picking up after kids that think I was born to clean up their messes.  Believe me I used to pick up my oldest child's stuff when she was a toddler, and now I still have trouble getting her to clean up after herself and she's 13, but with my youngest three I made them pick up their things and they keep their stuff up and even have a tendency to keep their rooms cleaner than the oldest.

Answer 4

Thank The Good Lord...I still pick up toys. My own children are grown, but when I visit my kids or they visit me..I am blessed to pick up the toys.I'm just happy to have my Grand kids to pick up after. Also, I am happy that I can still pick up (most) of my grand kids...(giggle)

Answer 5

At two, he still needs you to make his world orderly. It would be great to start a "clean up" routine before he goes to bed, where he can help put them away, while you do most of the work.

I'm terrible at accomplishing this, and I end up doing myself later. I've found that it's best for us to pick up toys in the late afternoon, then right after dinner before anyone's too cranky.

Either way, it will bring him security to have his world neat and orderly when he starts his day each morning, just like it helps us.

(Of course, there's a big pile of toys in the living room that will likely stay there as it's almost midnight. I need to get the laundry and go to bed!!)

Answer 6

my son is 2 1/2 and we have a routine, where after supper we have tidy up time.  I make it sound fun, I call us the tidy up team, and I give him clear and simple tasks to do, and we do them together.  For example, My husband will clean the kitchen, and I tell him to round up all of his cars and put them in the box.  I either help him or do something else.  He carries down the bag of diapers from his baby brother to the garage door, while I finish up.  We go from room to room and tidy up all the mess.  When we are done, I tell him good job, and I give him a high five.  He enjoys it, most toddlers love to help.  There are some days when I have to keep on him to do it,  but he does do it.  Then when we are done, we play a few games together that don't involve toys before bedtime.

Answer 7

Pick up toys before the child goes to bed. My 2yr old cleans up his own toy mess in his room or livingroom

Answer 8

I just took back my living room and made space in my sons room. So every night we take a laundry basket zip it around the house picking up the toys, kinda making it a game and a big deal, then we put all the toys back into the room. Its just something I started, my son seems to like the 'game' so, it seems to be working.