How to get your (over age 7) kids to clean up their things in four easy steps:

1. Get rid of 50% of their stuff

2. Model good habits for taking care of personal things so you’re not a hypocrite

3. Have an actual place for all their things to go.

4. Tell them to clean up, and if you have to help them, the donation box comes out.

And before anyone comments with all the reasons these four steps won’t work for them - obviously not all advice is applicable to everyone. That’s okay. I’m sure there is other advice elsewhere that may be more applicable to you. But maybe; this might actually work for you and it just requires some follow-through and discipline!