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The thing with devaluing Homemaking is sooo true. Thank you for mentioning it. I live in Germany and yet the government pushes mothers with very young chlidren to go to work(age 1). They do not see the future impact of this on our children or how exhausting it is. There are also still (unfortunately) many men that ask their wives at the end of the day "Why are you so tired?". So it is very important to teach boys from the very young age how to value a stay at home mother's job as much as their job.

First child : had Lovevery. I obsessed over the play guide and timeline of it all Second baby: bopping around the floor with a comb and a rain boot for half hour

I love this ❤ I naturally did this with my boys they create in their own way. With the minimum toys. There toys are the same, my 3 year old is a pro at independent play now because of it, I'm still helping the very busy two year old.

We’re overcomplicating things. Less is more. Keep it minimal by applying this method to your life as well. Also, tell friends and family what the little one needs for gifts, I’m sure they usually ask so instead of being polite just tell them.

I agree with a lot of this video but it does look like you live somewhere with a mild climate and a yard. Its yard with young kids and having winter 7m out of the year and no fenced in yard.

Getting rid of the toys isn’t about the kidsfreaking out. I can handle that easily. The problem is the toys are from grandparentsthat visit and ask where the toys are they bought them. I hide most of the toys. But when grandma comes to visit, she digs them out and reminds me what she paid for them. I don’t know why grandparents think they can buy children’s happyness but they do.

Thank you for making this video. It inspired us to clean up our play room which was full of toys that were never used.

We have building blocks, 2 doll with pet figures (not the house they always make that up), cars, trains, and 1-1 play cooking stove top with sink which came with some dish, and a lot of play vegetables This all stored in 4 box. and my kids plays for hours. I always had the impression if they need something else they make it from the blocks they have. Or run outside and search for a stone, or use a sock which I discard as have holes they can use for a specific play item. My kids are 4 and 6.

I haven't finished watching the video, but I wanted to share two experiences from my own attempts at this with my three-year-old: 1. She asked me randomly one day where a cup that she had hardly ever used (and not seen for months) was. I said that as she was not using it, I had given it to another child. She was extremely upset and I felt very guilty that I had not asked her opinion. 2. She draws a lot; she had a huge pile of paper with drawings on, and I asked her whether we could go through them, pick some to keep, and throw the rest out. She asked me to throw all of them out. With the cup incident fresh in my mind, I asked her several times and highlighted that once they were thrown out, I couldn't get them back, she was happy with this, and has since happily thrown out piles of paper on a semi-regular basis. What have I learned? An important lesson was to try to understand how my child sees stuff. Things that seem unimportant to me (the cup) might be more important to her. Secondly, as you suggest, I should involve my child in conversations about stuff and how much we keep. I definitely haven't got all the answers (I am very grateful for your ideas!) but I feel more than ever that this process should not be about me chucking out her things, but about us building those skills together.

I'm curious what you've done for your kids' birthdays/Christmas/etc when it comes to gifts?? Do they ever request getting more toys or do friends/grandparents ever buy more toys?

Do you think a bread machine would simplify your life even more? It makes breadmaking so much easier.

Thank you for this wonderful video

I have a 6 month old and have only very very little toys (maybe 10 in total) and Im not planning to get many more. If so, then 2nd hand anyways. She loves playing with common household Items anyways XD

These are amazing ideas! I’ll have to revisit this video in the future when me baby is older.

God.. im only 33, but i remember spending days or even weeks playing with a massive cardboard box! 😅 i made a den from it, then i cut windows into it.. coloured bricks on it. Cut a door. Added a chimney.. 😅 when i got a sack of leather filled with air my mind blew! 😂

Thanks for this video. Both my daughter and I need to declutter. Your video was our (my) motivation

This was so helpful to watch as I “Christmas shop” for my 10 month old.

Thank you for sharing these great tips!

New subscriber! Love your realistic tips and approach to minimalism with kids. We have three kids 12, 5, and 3. And sometimes I feel like I'm drowning everyday with clothes, toys shoes and random things all over the house haha. I've taken the minimal approach more the last year or so and I'm ready to dive more into it! Thank you for these videos ❤

Very helpful!! Thanks ❤

I would disagree on the trauma aspect: you took this as a step by step with younger children and it seemed very consensual - your daughter remembered the puzzle and hammer and you brought them back out - if it were older children or presented in a form of punishment I would say trauma is not far off of an idea. especially in the sense of loss/ trust and structure each kid is different and each parent will present things differently as well. food for thought love everything else.

so many fantastic ideas!! I love all the playfulness you incorporated. Excited to try some!

My daughter is getting great at letting go for the most part! She constantly gets stuff in the mail from a relative and at this point shes actually getting annoyed by the packages because she realizes that it more stuff that she already has and doesnt need more of- A third backpack after already recieving one from that same relative that had her name on it. Why another? More hats. So much for the yarn we picked out together, intending to knit winter hats. Repeats of the same print socks she got in the mail 2 months ago? Ahh at least my daughter instantly declares all on her own that she will "give them to the poor girl" in our operation Christmas child box.😂

This was so well done and very helpful. Thank you :)

thanks for the great idea!!!

Is someone who loves to organize items, I enjoy watching your videos. I am also in the season of life where I lean more towards the minimalistic way of life experiences over items have been my favorite switch so far.

Thank you! 💚

The cookbook was asking too much of you. 😂 Love it!

Diane in Denmark channel also has some great Christmas vlogs.

And what do you give them for birthdays, Xmas and all those gifting occasions?

Mine is 1 going on 2 and don’t seem to play with many toys 😅 even though we have a lot. So my question is at this young age she doesn’t enjoy open-ended things like blocks, lego, magnetic tiles yet. Can we still insist on those toys?

I put all my baking supplies, flour, sugar, etc in a basket so I just pull it down to bake! Super easy!

I remember when my mom would send me to go clean my room. It always turned into hours of playtime because i found a toy that was lost or I ended up running wild with my imagination and imagined I was Cinderella “cleaning” the room. Looking back it gave my mom a lot of time for herself and I was happy as well after 😂

I appreciate your work and videos SO MUCH! It's changed our family's life -- especially with toys, self play, and values-based decluttering! Thank you for this tool! I just printed it off and will do this tonight.

Advice from an ex-content creator, (not this channel I'm commenting from lol) don't be afraid to really take a break this advent season from the list of "to film" and content idea lists, people really don't understand the hours of planning, editing and everything that does into each video. I have three young kids (6,4, and 10 months) and ended up after years of creating, decluttering my channel by deleting it. It was such a sense of freedom and relief, and gave me many hours back and time back with my kids. Deleting your channel may not be the right step for you but I'm just here to say prioritizing rest is hard in this space of content creating, but I'm rooting for you! God Bless.

LOVE everything about this and cannot wait to try this!!!!! Literally been praying for an answer to my nightmare4 and this is it. About to watch the recommended video too. Will report back in a few weeks!! THANK YOU SO MUCH

❤ beautiful ❤

Thanks!

I love your systematic & detailed way of thinking! I’ve been really appreciating your videos! Thanks for all your hard work and for the free resource you provided too!

@13:20 😂😂😂 thank you for being normal.

Great video, thank you! ☺️

Great ideas, but is the background music really necessary ALL through your videos? I feel as though I'm working to concentrate on what you are saying, and I do want to know what you are saying.

"I'm an idiot with a camera". It's true for the most content creators. But. Lady you're not. I appreciate the transparency. And like how you shared your experience. I myself had like 2-3 toys in my childhood (my parents didn't have much money) and I played like hours with them and created new ones with obstacles which lay everywhere. Now I'm a father of a toddler and had the same experience. Less is more. Nature is good. Provide them a little bit and let them do the rest.

Since when are "hunter gatherer communities" the people to emulate? They are dying out because they didn't learn and adapt.

A lot of the arguments you are taking from them like "never argue", I could see go horribly wrong. For example, arguing over how to do something is how the community gets better at things. Does things more optimally. Never arguing leads to never improving. Inuit society hasn't produced geniuses, or the best people at much of anything.

So lovely to see you and hear your amazing tips. Love and prayers xxxxxxxxxxx

My dad used to just throw away all of our toys and we constantly moved so tv became my biggest source of entertainment. I’m still educated and very thoughtful if I say so myself, but on the other hand now that I have children I feel like I’ve been obsessed with collecting toys “for them” but I think really it’s for me.

Hello, just found your channel (and I'm loving this video). Tell me more about this lantern walk 🧐

Your handwriting is perfection!

The planner is amazing too - thank you!