Moms with young children!!! do you clean every nook & cranny??

Question

I stay at home with my 3 year old son, and I feel like I am on my feet practically all day cleaning up after him (I have him help clean up too but that doesn't always go well) but it just seems like I can't get down to the things i want to, I'm just wondering how "spotless" is your house is, It just seems like my house is always just clean it's not SUPER clean, and I have a list off all these things i need to do, but once i get the everything picked up and sweep, vaccum, dishes all that and i'm dead tired or i just want to sit down with my son or go play with him, but it drives me crazy and makes me feel lazy compared to some.... what's your story??

Answer 1

in my eyes 2 clean is more harmfull 2 ur baby than dirty!

as long as ur house isnt like a swamp then whats the need 2 clean every day?

Answer 2

having a baby always keeps you on your toes, but as long as your house is a safe, clean environment, you've got nothing to worry about (:

Answer 3

I know what you mean, I'd much rather spend time with my kids instead of spending the enitre day cleaning so here's what I do;

I never thought I'd do this because my mother used to and it drove me insane, but I have made 2 of the rooms in my house "formal" rooms that the kids never go in. It's the living room and the dining room which are ALWAYS clean because they are never in them. When the kids go to bed I vacuum and every few days I'll dust. So at least half of my house is clean at all times.

The family room has 2 large baskets which I just toss the toys into when the kids go to bed. It's easy and they look nice, I purchased dark ones to match the room :)

For the kichen I have a Shark mop which I absolutely LOVE. It requires no soap just water and it steams the floor. It's great and sanitizes the floor with little effort.

I let my 4 year old do what she wants with her room. Every weekend we make a game of cleaning up the toys and everything. My husband races with her to see who can put away the most toys, lol. He does that with the other rooms too if it starts getting too crazy. My daughter will do anything if you make a game out of it. She also has daily chores, but they are simple little things for her to do daily.  

Answer 4

Spotless? not at all! Clean, yes but seldom tidy (there is a huge difference). I have 3 sons who leave a trail of chaos wherever I go-if I stressed over everything, id end up like my mother...God forbid!!! I'd rather spend the time playing with my kids than cleaning all the time. As a rule I will wash the dishes 3 times a day (a few at a time, seems easier), vaccuum every other day, clean the bathroom when it needs it...Oh and I do around 3 loads of washing a day. The things your son will remember when he is older is the games he played, not whether you have a big pile of dirty dishes that need washing.

Answer 5

I have an almost 2 year old, a german shepherd (sheds like crazy), a 27 year old (my husband), my mother in-law, and my self in 700 square feet house and i usually sweep and mop once a day, dishes every other day( i hate dishes lol), and my mother in law does the laundry. but once i clean within an hour and a half it looks like i didn't even do anything and it takes my about 2 hours to do everything. I'm also like you so tired afterwards, and my feet hurt lol. But some days i just don't do anything, sure it makes it harder on myself the next day but sometimes you just need a break!! Its totally cool to blow off housework to play lol otherwise what fun would life be lol!! Don't feel lazy go out and have fun with your kid!!

Answer 6

I do not keep my house spotless.  It is useless in my opinion. They are kids and they play.  I get the house straightened up during the day and actually clean it at night.

Have fun and enjoy life. = )

My kids love the "clean up, clean up" song. = )

Answer 7

The latest medical research actually tells us that cleaning to such an extent will harm your child, not help it.

1) When a child is kept in a super clean home they are not exposed to all of the little bugs and bacteria that you find in a normal environment. This means that their bodies never learn to defend themselves against these small bugs, and so have no chance if/when they are exposed to the bigger nastier bugs.

2) No matter how mild a cleaner you use if you keep a super clean home the sheer amount of chemicals that your child is exposed to will build up and up and up to the point where they become an irritant or sometimes even harmful.

Having a super clean home makes your child more vulnerable to the bugs carried by other children when they start daycare, it can lead to problems such as exema (from exposure to too many cleaning products) and can lead to them developing asthma and allergies because their bodies aren't used to dealing with the things found in the outside world.

My own personal advice is to dust and vacuum once a week, to wipe down kitchen surfaces after use (with a damp cloth for dry or cooked foods and mild detergent if you've used raw meats), and to only clean your bathroom once a week. Anything more is overkill.

Of course, anything that is soiled needs cleaning.

Answer 8

Lol..no! My idea of it all is to make sure the floors, toilets and kitchen surfaces are clean...I wipe the kitchen area and bathrooms with a germ killing fluid every day....but I will happily walk past a sticky handprint on the wall for up to a week! If it isn't dangerous then who cares?

Answer 9

You shouldn't keep your house spotless it is worse than having it dirty ... because if it spotless there won't be as many germs which won't cause illnesses i no it sounds crazy but it affects there immune system as they won't be able to fight of diseases easily.