Maintaining a sense of organization in your home can be difficult when you have children. However, trying to organize a teenager's room can feel like a challenge akin to climbing Mt. Everest if you don't have a plan before you begin. Here are some tips to help you conquer the insurmountable task of organizing a teenager's room: Does this Spark an idea?
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1. Donate to charity or throw away items that are no longer being used. This applies to old games, clothing or books. Teenagers tend to assign emotional value to items that are actually fairly meaningless and it may take a sibling or parents to go clean out some of the old junk that has no real value and is just taking up space. Do a deep soul-searching assessment of everything in the room to see what is really needed--or has actual importance--and what needs to go.
2. Put everything in plastic bins according to category. This helps you to clearly see the space you are working with. When the room is in complete chaos, it can be hard to see what the actual space looks like. By putting everything into bins, it is out of the way and allows you to see the storage possibilities.
3. Storage spaces are the key. In fact, if need be, purchase storage solutions, like plastic bins with drawers or pieces of furniture with storage components. This is the best way to accommodate lots of differently sized items (think: basketballs, books, movies, CDs, clothing, and hair accessories) in compact spaces. They are designed for many different items. You can find very unique, customized storage solutions online or in your local furniture store (though there are usually more options online). Wall-length units (such as those found on the Land of Nod or Target Websites) are best because they offer such a variety of compartments perfect for the mass of stuff your teenager will accumulate during their high school years.
4. Match items with spaces with labels. This ensures that your teenager will know exactly where a particular item is supposed to go when he commences with the process of cleaning up his room. Label everything from bookshelves to entertainment units (even as specific as spaces for CDs versus spaces for DVDs) to closet spaces. The more specific, the easier it will be for your teenager to keep some kind of order for all of his stuff.
5. Let her help you prioritize and organize her items. This will not only give you both some bonding time, but it will also allow her an opportunity to organize her stuff in the way that makes her most comfortable. Moreover, it will promote sound organizational habits that will go a long way towards keeping her room organized permanently.
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