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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 457907" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>been there done that STSDT(still there still doing that)</p><p></p><p>I find when the bulk of the toys are gone, the girls function just fine. I had 2 giant bags full of toys that were never given back and I just tossed (because if I had started going through them, too many would have stayed) Part of the problem is that we indulge our kids with so many toys that they actually get overwhelmed. We need to learn to minimize. It's not just you or me. It's our generation of parents, it's our society.</p><p></p><p>As much as a 'normal' 4 y/o can pick up their own toys without supervision, it's just not realistic for a difficult child. Try giving more guidance and work with him side by side. This can also give you the opportunity to sort through everything. Does he still play with it? Does he still want it? Possible that many of the toys just get scattered in an effort to get to the "good" toys. Might not fix the situation, but if you attack it as a team effort, it may be less stressful. </p><p></p><p>My girls are 10 and 8 and we still haven't mastered this problem. My current plan of attack will be to ask them which items that have been removed that they want back. If they remember an item we'll put it on the "earn back" list. If they don't even remember they had it, then they can't be missing it too much, can they? And therefore don't "need" it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 457907, member: 11965"] been there done that STSDT(still there still doing that) I find when the bulk of the toys are gone, the girls function just fine. I had 2 giant bags full of toys that were never given back and I just tossed (because if I had started going through them, too many would have stayed) Part of the problem is that we indulge our kids with so many toys that they actually get overwhelmed. We need to learn to minimize. It's not just you or me. It's our generation of parents, it's our society. As much as a 'normal' 4 y/o can pick up their own toys without supervision, it's just not realistic for a difficult child. Try giving more guidance and work with him side by side. This can also give you the opportunity to sort through everything. Does he still play with it? Does he still want it? Possible that many of the toys just get scattered in an effort to get to the "good" toys. Might not fix the situation, but if you attack it as a team effort, it may be less stressful. My girls are 10 and 8 and we still haven't mastered this problem. My current plan of attack will be to ask them which items that have been removed that they want back. If they remember an item we'll put it on the "earn back" list. If they don't even remember they had it, then they can't be missing it too much, can they? And therefore don't "need" it. [/QUOTE]
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