2 down, many more rooms to go.
Another day, another room has been organized and cleaned. This time it was Cam's room, and boy oh boy, it hasn't been this clean and organized in over a year I think. docryder, there is room for you to be able to play in his room again
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That said... what helped me was remembering my own Mom sitting down and showing me what to do, just taking one small section at a time. Your friend has shown willingness to accept help, so just offer to come over and help the kids organize their stuff some set day. And what you should offer is to show them how to organize, and maybe go with her to the store to help her get them the bins and boxes they need (or maybe bookshelves). Give it as an offer, no strings attached, and see what she says. I bet she would appreciate the help, because doing it with a friend to help means a lot, and make things easier going.
How to phrase it... hmmm... just offer it casually maybe when the rooms come up in conversation naturally. Like maybe if the kids are looking for something in their room. Just don't make a joke of it, as that can be upsetting.
Then when you are helping them sort through stuff... suggest to the kids that maybe since they are older now, maybe some of the stuff they once enjoyed they may not anymore, and maybe they might want to give it to charity, so some other kid might enjoy it. Let them decide if they do or not. It can help them to get more room for new stuff, or at least enjoy being able to play in a cleaned up space. That's what I am trying to encourage with my kids. My son wants friends to stay the night, so if he can keep his floor cleaned up, he can get his wish this summer.
Good luck... to us all!
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