Impressive. A few observations. The stuffy nose could, very well, be from all the stuffed animals on her bed. They do collect dust. It may be time to limit how many she has on her bed. Have her pick a few, put the rest, neatly, in her closet, and then she can rotate them out when she wants to change them up. It looks like she is a "collector" (One of my daughter's was a collector at that age). It is not a bad thing to put a limit on it. We had to implement a rule, something comes in, something goes out, otherwise it ends up a hot mess of way too much stuff. Also, love the fact she is creative but have her do her creative stuff at the counter, not in her room. That way it is easier for her to do some cleanup and not just push it all under the furniture. Start slow but stay consistent, and set firm limits on her collecting. Great job on the clean up. It looks wonderful.
Thanks for this comment, my boys have stuffed characters from their favorite cartoons on their beds. I'm going to do what you suggested here with them.
True, my 7 year old have a habit of sleeping with a load of stuffed toys and used to sneeze all the time, she also got dust allergy coz of that. My sister is a Doctor and when she saw this she asked me to at least limit the stuffed animals at night . My daughter got so much better now, she doesn't get dust allergy that frequently anymore!! Btw, we live in a tropical climate so we use cotton blankets which is plus
It’s so good to see this. So many of the cleaning videos show these perfect kids rooms and it makes me feel like I’m failing all the time. I have to do this to my kids rooms a few times a year. And they are exactly the same.
Another tip for stuffed animals, vacuum them once a month, put in the dryer on low for 10 min to kill dust mites, then use your spray to disinfect or freshen. It will help with asthma and allergies.❤
It’s so interesting to see how many mama’s actually struggle with keeping a clean house. I really don’t get it, it’s not that hard. This has truly taught me that I need to start a TH-cam channel for tips and tricks of keeping a clean house with kids. I have a few short videos that I created lately but this is something that I really need to do. How old is your daughter?
Oh boyee do I remember those days. I started having my kids stay in the room while I cleaned/organized (why should they get to have fun while I cleaned? LoL) and eventually, they figured out that the less mess that there was the less time they had to spend "not having fun" as they put it. By the time they were 7 and 8, all I had to do was a weekly tidy.😉
That is a brilliant idea!! I am definitely doing that the next time I have to clean it off camera 😅 I bet that would be motivation to keep it clean!! Haha
Same, I declutter their rooms all the time, and I got tired of hearing where's this, where's that!!!! So I make my 9 year old son declutter with me atleast twice a year, and honestly he declutters better than me!!! He's figured out less mess, less cleaning!!! Lol 😂
You are a good momma. That was a big job. When you opened the closet my heart sunk for you. It obviously doesn't bother her. It all looks amazing now. Go get some rest after that!! Thanks for sharing your motivation.
That's funny I used to go thru my girls stuff and declutter as well, but their floor had to be clean. Their room was downstairs towards the front of the house, and I didn't just close the door. But they learned at an early age you play with it, you pick it up, you throw it around it goes in the trash.
Thank you for your transparency!!! Now I can exhale bc I know I'm not alone. I use to think I'd gone wrong somewhere with my 3 little people. They just seem to enjoy being able to see all their belongings in the floor all at the same time....and I do mean EVERYTHING they own! Lol
Wow Ashley. That room alone gave you a workout 💪🏼What an amazing difference. I'm exhausted just watching but as always you've given so much motivation 👍🏼
Thanks so much. So much motivation. We do scheduled snacks if you don't they do eat out of boredom. But you know their are days they could eat an elphant lol. If my kids put (hide) anything under bed or closet. The more I pick up more electronic time they loose.
You have no Idea how much I love how real this video ! My child has a blanket hording problem too! This is what my girls room looks like 😂❤ thank you for this video
Its great to see you doing this for your child, and not only that, but showing her what you're doing for her. As a child, I was exactly the same, possibly even worse, and my mother simply cleaned while i was out of the house, and never gave me the tools nor motivation to help me clean on my own once i became a teenager. It took a frankly ridiculous amount to teach myself good ways to clean and declutter, and a lot of time and energy on top of battling my rather poor mental health. So thank you for the simple act of showing your daughter how to clean, rather than just shutting her out and doing it completely by yourself. You have no idea how much it means in a child's development, even as something so minor. ❤
Your video is very motivating. No food in bedrooms is one thing I forbid with my kids. Another thing, I go into my kids rooms daily to clean up junk therefore I don’t have a huge cleanup. With 3 kids I must be on top of cleaning. It works
I wonder if your daughter is seeking out pressure (so many blankets). Have you considered letting her try a weighted blanket? For some kids, it can be calming and improve sleep. Just a thought from one mama to another mama.
She actually does have a weighted blanket but doesn’t use it too much anymore. I’m not sure why she loves the stuffed animals so much, maybe because she doesn’t feel like she’s sleeping alone 🤷🏼♀️
It took me a good part of the day to clean out my youngest daughter's room in the new year. After I organized everything she went through and got rid of a bunch of toys. She is only seven so I was happy. We built some shelves in her room and most of her stuff is now in her room. I was very surprised at what cleaning did to help motivate her and I love videos like this because it helps motivate me to take the first steps.
I never had this problem with our 5 sons but our niece oh my word yep did the same thing as u did & so glad to have you along side me. Thank you so very much for all the motivating videos.
Maybe you could ask your daughter to pick her 10 favorite stuffed animals and put the rest in storage bins. After a year, switch them out or see if she can let them go. Dawn from the Minimal Mom calls it a Time Will Tell bin.
My 8yo son struggles to keep his room tidy. It looks like a tornado hit it quite literally and every time we get it clean, it's back to trashed super fast. It's so hard to maintain. We limited toys and he did the same thing with his clothes etc. Thanks for showing a REAL kids room
Hi Ashley, my now 42 years old son used to be just like your daughter when he was 8 or 9 only worse! Problems with Hygiene, school work and very creative too. I tried everything! Nothing worked till I discovered the “NOTHING”. That finally did the trick. It's a group job and it's not easy but he's better for it. “NOTHING” is: just what it says, nothing. I had to work things out with his teachers first. He got no recess, no lunchtime, and no field trips till all his school work was completely caught up. I got a weekly report from his teachers on this, plus desk/locker inspection weekly. At home, I emptied his room. No toys, books, crafts, TV, games, dressers, bins, or boxes of anything in his room just his bed which he had to make every day. Showers tooth brushing, hair brushing, and clean clothes every day. He was smell tested daily. (he had no friends at school because he stunk. I thought he would grow out of it but he only got worse). He had to stay in his room doing nothing but homework. He got no TV time, no game time, and no family outings till he completed and got all his school work caught up, kept his room, and self-clean for 2 weeks in a row. When we started the “NOTHING” I ask him what did he think I should do about all of his behavior problems and he said “NOTHING”. He thought everything was just fine. I told him you want nothing he said yes. I said be careful what you ask for and it took me a while but once nothing was ready it didn't take him long to move his butt and change everything. In 2 weeks he had everything done daily and when he would slip I would tell him that nothing can come back and he would jump into gear again. I know you think this is cruel and a lot of work but it sure showed him responsibility and respect for himself and others. I made him do the work not me. After this, He made friends, got good grades, and grew to be a good loving son and man with a great job and a clean apartment I'm happy to go to. Plus he went to college and got the highest honors through 2 degrees. So it was worth it and he tells me that often. Your husband is a military man he understands what duty, respect, and doing things the right way means. You need to be a united front and example of what you expect from your children that's how they learn to be the same in adulthood. It worked in my house is all I'm saying. My oldest saw this and changed too. He's served 21 years in the AF and they tell me I was the best mom ever. In fact, their friends say the same thing.
What a great example of what can be accomplished with DISCIPLINE AND RULES! This must be done with this child or her life as she grows up with be complete chaos at home and at school.
Not an adult but an older sibling. My younger sister Kelly is like this! Her room is FULL of stuffed animals and I thought she was the only one who had... questionable... food under the bed. This has inspires me to help my little sister with her room because her room is SCARY messy. Thank you for motivating me hahah Oh and by the way sorry if anything is incorrect my language is portugese :)
I love this video! My kid's rooms currently look like this and I'll be tackling them tomorrow! I like "real" cleaning videos of a good before and after! Thankyou for sharing ❤️ I love all the stuffed babies on the bed! My kids have tons and it makes their beds look so snuggly lol
Haha my son Eastons room! I call it the black hole where everything goes but never comes out. He is like Adrian. But once it's cleaned it's so nice and I get back so much I thought was lost. I loved your motivational message. It truly resonated with me, it's so very true! Learning to prioritize yourself and needs is something we all fail to do at times. But, if we're not living our best lives neither is our family. When we're at our best, so are they. You and I are so similar in so many things/ways. Again, I don't comment much but every time I watch your videos I laugh and think that's just like me lol. It's nice to relate. Thank you ❤️ .
Just a suggestion but for her stuffed animal collection you can buy empty bean bags on amazon so it can double up as a bean bag chair and helps contain them.
We used to have it but she kept pulling everything back out of it. She says she needs all of the animals 😅 she swears she has names for all of them and everything haha she loves them things
Ashley you're the Best Mama!!! But I just could't deal with her room like that all of the time. She loves to cook with you and go to the gym and love on her siblings, but she needs your help to teach her how to stay more organized, When I was young, I shared my bedroom with my older sister. She told my mom that she didn't want to share the room anymore because I made a mess. (she just did't want her little sister in there) So my mom moved me to another room and my sister's room only became worse. 😰She is 69 and is still lazy and messy etc. I have always been the organized clean sister. I watch your videos faithfully but I don't comment much at all, just watch and like! But this just hits me hard. Maybe because I'm old school and we had to appreciate what 5 of us children had and shared with our Loving single Mom. Just speaking from my heart.. Love you Ashley and your beautiful family 🥰
Awe thank you! ♥️ But like you mentioned your sister was in the same house hold and taught the things you were taught… and yet still lazy. It just goes to show that some things are just personal habits and traits. Not everyone likes to be organized & clean. To each their own! I mean of course I love my stuff clean & tidy but I’ve met many woman who don’t care & their houses are a disaster but they are amazing in other areas in life. Just because they lack in one area does not make them any less. We should just appreciate each other for what we are 😊
My daughter had a stuffy nose sore throat kinda thing going on for awhile when she was younger. Her dr asked if she had a lot of stuffed animals in her bedroom. Well of course! She did she Sid! 😂 Her dr recommended running through dryer several times a year because they collect dust etc. and the less soft fabrics in her room the better. So we took the carpet out and all the extra stuff out (running stuffed animals through dryer every time I changed her bedding) and overnight she was better. AMAZING! Just wanted to share. ❤️
Stumbled across your channel today and feel like I finally got the kind of motivational videos I need because you show real life. Thank you!! My kids rooms look just like this.
Yay!! That makes me so happy to hear!! 🥰 I get a lot of crap for showing the real life but I think it’s so important to show it!! ☺️ I don’t have a Pinterest house haha
Just came across your videos today. And wow, thank you! I always feel like I’m failing at keep a clean home and my daughters room is just another story, I can’t believe how similar our daughters rooms are to each others. The blankets, the stuffed animals, the paper and fidgets, the bits and bobs that end up under the furniture, and trash. She’s 11 now and getting into older girl things now, so I think it’s time to go in and declutter that room once again. This video is inspiring and is reassuring in so many ways. I appreciate you taking us along on your cleaning journey ! I watched the more recent video of your daughter room, then came to see this one:)
I was looking for a motivational video and found you! I loved how realistic this was! I sometimes feel like my kid’s rooms never stay clean, I don’t even know how they accumulate so much trash out of paper. Lol. This was really motivating!! 🙌🏼 your daughter reminds me of my 9 yr old daughter, she has a bunch of stuffed animals & loves Pokémon too. Lol. & yes I always recommend Atomic Habits to everyone! It really helped me change my habits! I’m reading it for the second time, it’s such an easy read too!
Such a great job of cleaning I’m sure she really appreciates it! Just one thing though, the no food upstairs 100% get it but be careful with having really strict food rules/ times once they get a bit older like 10/11 as it could lead to disordered eating habits of course it’s not a definite just a very prevalent problem that you might want to consider x
Absolutely agree. I was looking for this comment and hoping it was mentioned. Even at birth we know our bodies and how much we need and when to eat. No one besides us can tell us that we are eating because we’re “bored”. Unfortunately that really rubbed me wrong as being an adult who has fought with an ED my entire life starting at a very very young age, and raising a daughter who has never had her food restricted and she isn’t “overweight” she is in control of when she eats.
Hi Ashley love decluttering my home I like things in their place,No food upstairs or drinks only water we have carpet in the bedrooms so it’s hard to keep clean we don’t need food tramped in the carpets. We have set times for snacks too usually in the afternoon after school it’s easy for kids to snack out of boredom.One thing about kids they always bring their toys downstairs it’s ok if there going to play with them then they don’t want to take them back upstairs after they’re done out of pure laziness that drives me nuts lol 😂 I don’t like clutter it stresses me out so I like things tidy.I will say though weekends go too fast I wish it would slow down I like to go do things but it goes way too fast.Have a great week 😀
This is probably my first TH-cam comment tbh, but I absolutely CANNOT believe all the nasty comments you’re receiving. Wow. Everybody is an expert! You seem like a loving mother giving your all! Your kids appear to have wonderful bedrooms full of clean clothing, a warm bed, things surrounding them that bring them joy and comfort. Why all the criticism?! How about some gratitude for your willingness to be authentic about your content ? I certainly appreciate it! I never comment on TH-cam videos, but for yours I had to! Why on earth are you receiving so much negativity?
I’m not saying I necessarily agree with the comments left, however the reason is due to the state of the room. It’s not messy, it’s dirty. There’s a big difference. I think a lot of commenters forget that people live differently and leaving a comment won’t change that. HOWEVER, some people *may* think this is normal when posting and receiving comments stating otherwise may open their eyes to change something. I didn’t listen to the talking, I watch these on silent. I had a best friend growing up and her room looked like this all the time. She now has a filthy house 24/7. I get where people are coming from as this isn’t a habit you want to create for your children. Also, if you put something on the internet and allow comments, you’re going to get negative ones. either way, the interaction in the comments (positive or negative) actually help her channel so I doubt she minds. I personally wouldn’t ever have a house with this mess but I truly enjoy watching people clean their disasters.
Love your words of wisdom in this video. Completely agree with “you have to take action”. I write down goals every single day and I wake up at 4:15 every morning to work out. If I don’t do it in the morning I find too many excuses not to do it. You are such a super mama! I have started having Azelynn help me with the declutter. It honestly is easier if I just do it but I figure she made the mess and can help clean it. Such great motivation as usual!
What i do with my kiddos is everyone including my husband Ian and I as well we once a month we go through and get what you Hammett Haven't seen or touched or wore side then and through it out it rlly helps keep their room clean
My parents would grounded us for a year if our rooms looked like that we didn't have much but we definitely took care of what we had but we were taught to deep clean as young ages.
I can totally relate to you! My middle child is exactly like this. A complete hoarder and collects not only all the blankets but the towels too. She is 16 now and can clean herself but only does it about once every other month. They are who they are!
Ashley I’m changing my diet I’m definitely going to eat way better and start drinking water and STOP drinking soda I feel bad all the time and I know it’s because of my weight! I’m going to start walking 3 to 4 hopefully 5 miles a day love watching your videos they have always been my favorite
So excited Ashley for your video I look forward to you and your content every single week I just love you and your channel you are one of the most precious people I've said it to you before but you really are and your little man he's just too cute he likes to be right next to his mommy he wants to help you are such a good mom as I've said before never doubt that
I just deep cleaned 2 of my boys bedrooms that are downstairs last week and yes it was an all day project pretty much! My son has an “animal zoo” I found it on Pinterest and my husband built it. It helped with my sons stuffed animals. Thanks for the great video.
Thank you for the affirmation I'm going to start putting my health a priority first again I have been off track for months have a blessed week beautiful lady ❤️ 💖 💕
Hi Cindy!! ♥️ You got this! It’s always hard to get back into it but once you do it is so much easier to stick with ☺️ wishing you the best luck!! Hope you have an amazing week as well!!
I'm relieved that my girls' room isn't the only one that ends up like this. 😅 I went from one little girl to three - 2 bonus daughters. I'm currently going through all of their clothes and toys. It's a lot of work so great job in this video.
Hey hey! Here catching up with you while I eat some breakfast! We have a 1 snack between meals rule here! They get one snack before lunch and one before dinner but absolutely NO eating in the bedrooms! I love you watch band!! Her drawers looked SO good when you were done with them!
Hey just a tip when carrying a lot of blankets or clothing you can't take a fitted sheet or a sheet and put all the stuff on it and drag or pick it up to the wash. It helps me a lot when it's time to clean and could help you a lot aswell
Loved this video! You helped motivate me to doing little exercises everyday so I can be the healthy women I deserve to be. I think I should get the book you were talking about, it would probably help me in other areas of my life as well.... Thank you so much!
Great work oh my gosh those kids are crazy Messy Kids I just want to say you're a great parent going and taking your time cleaning organizing and folding those clothes and putting them in those drawers just great job and thanks for doing everything for your kids I've been following you for about 5 months plus close to Christmas Thanksgiving and I just really grateful you do this for your kids and you use all your time with it.
I'm from a military family and when we were overseas we ate what mom packed for lunch and we had one 12 pk of some kinda of drink and bag chips and cereal. When we got home from school parents would be coming from work soon after supper at six then upstairs to homework and baths never really had time.
i had 258 stuffys by the time i was 10 and yea its was alot but i kept them organized. my mom limited me on how many i could bring in at one point saying if i get 1 i have to get rid of 2. now im 19 and have about 30. big comfort thing for sure
They started w a beautiful room tore up the bunk beds made slime took apart there game boards made stuff w them food hidden in the rooms. We are down to a couple beds and a TV lol. Mom life right. I can definitely relate
Great video! Maybe you could put the bins that are under the bed on the shelf in the closet and move the suitcase to under the bed. It might help with things making there way under the bed as much
My son and I share a room and oh my it gets so bad 😂 especially on his side ( we cosleep but he's got most of the room for toys) so this definitely helped me reorganize things and get rid of just a few things that didn't need to be there anymore
First time viewer here!!! I needed this particular cleaning motivation video!! I know this feeling all too well!!! Thank you for all you do on you tube!! Im definitely here for all of your content!!! Do you take any vitamins/supplements for extra energy??
Oh my gosh it looks just like my son's drawers he is very creative and he keeps everything even the scrap paper and empty tape dispensers and so on and so on I have to go in and clean his out as well
Thank you for sharing this video, real life! So glad to see my 10 year old daughter isn’t the only one who keeps her room like this; always made me feel I was failing as a mom. I always have to go in and clean it.Thank you, thank you.
I had to laugh a couple of times watching you do this room😀Reminded so much of my kids bedrooms as they were growing up. My granddaughter has the same issues with stuff too.
So happy to see this! I’m in Aus, my boys 11 and 8 share a room half this size and they’re exactly the same, they can’t seem to put anything away - to the point where you can’t see the carpet. And they don’t put their dirty clothes in the basket so they never know what’s clean or dirty- their clean stuff ends up on the floor too. It’s such a battle and I’m hitting my head against a brick wall with them. We’ve done complete declutters multiple times a year and it just breaks me that it’s back to mess within a week, like they don’t care about my hard work.
I understand the blankets. I finally got mine to stop taking so many. Also, we put a stuffed animal hamick over the bed low enough for her to get to. then she can them how she wants them, get them down, whatever. has worked for us
My daughter is the same way with the stuffed animals! She has about 30 on her bed and barley has room for herself to sleep 😂 nice to see other kids are just as attached to their stuffed toys lol
Dear parents! When Your kids are very good behaviour all the time and always taking good care of their things, keeping their rooms very clean, loving their favorite things and want to make nice childhood collections of their things: books, clothes, toys, video games, clothes, DVDs and etc, then donataing is very wrong thing to do. If You have few space then storage boxes and shelves will help You out and Your kids will be very happy and thankful then, if they can keep their favourite things. Childhood things are very valuable and it is very sad, if they won’t see them anymore in their life. Every child should have the right to keep their things, if they can take good care of them all the time!!! Respectfully, Astra Viil 🥰🙏
Omg your daughter room reminds me of my sister room when we were little lol my sister use to throw her trash in the closet under the carpet and under the bed it was ridiculous 😅
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Impressive. A few observations. The stuffy nose could, very well, be from all the stuffed animals on her bed. They do collect dust. It may be time to limit how many she has on her bed. Have her pick a few, put the rest, neatly, in her closet, and then she can rotate them out when she wants to change them up. It looks like she is a "collector" (One of my daughter's was a collector at that age). It is not a bad thing to put a limit on it. We had to implement a rule, something comes in, something goes out, otherwise it ends up a hot mess of way too much stuff. Also, love the fact she is creative but have her do her creative stuff at the counter, not in her room. That way it is easier for her to do some cleanup and not just push it all under the furniture. Start slow but stay consistent, and set firm limits on her collecting. Great job on the clean up. It looks wonderful.
Thanks for this comment, my boys have stuffed characters from their favorite cartoons on their beds. I'm going to do what you suggested here with them.
Work on those "Atomic Habits" for her as well :)
True, my 7 year old have a habit of sleeping with a load of stuffed toys and used to sneeze all the time, she also got dust allergy coz of that. My sister is a Doctor and when she saw this she asked me to at least limit the stuffed animals at night . My daughter got so much better now, she doesn't get dust allergy that frequently anymore!! Btw, we live in a tropical climate so we use cotton blankets which is plus
Not only the stuffed animals, also the blankets, clothes and especially the carpet collect a lot of dust!
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It’s so good to see this. So many of the cleaning videos show these perfect kids rooms and it makes me feel like I’m failing all the time. I have to do this to my kids rooms a few times a year. And they are exactly the same.
I second this comment. Thank you for the honest and real content.
Un fuerte abrazo desde Colombia ❤
Another tip for stuffed animals, vacuum them once a month, put in the dryer on low for 10 min to kill dust mites, then use your spray to disinfect or freshen. It will help with asthma and allergies.❤
Or bin them.. clutter and something else to clean.. baseboards behind bed and around bedroom need cleaned.
Oh girl, I can so relate! My daughter’s room is currently a HOT mess. Thank you for sharing & motivating me to tackle it!
Hi Claudia! So happy I could help motivate && good luck tackling the mess 😅 ♥️
So I can relate with our bedroom
@@ashleyforbes And also taking care of 3 kids and traveling to Disneyland and moving to the other side of town in Eugene , Oregon .
It’s so interesting to see how many mama’s actually struggle with keeping a clean house. I really don’t get it, it’s not that hard. This has truly taught me that I need to start a TH-cam channel for tips and tricks of keeping a clean house with kids. I have a few short videos that I created lately but this is something that I really need to do. How old is your daughter?
Same. Especially with kids older and capable to clean and tidy. Habits start from a young age.
Oh boyee do I remember those days. I started having my kids stay in the room while I cleaned/organized (why should they get to have fun while I cleaned? LoL) and eventually, they figured out that the less mess that there was the less time they had to spend "not having fun" as they put it. By the time they were 7 and 8, all I had to do was a weekly tidy.😉
That is a brilliant idea!! I am definitely doing that the next time I have to clean it off camera 😅 I bet that would be motivation to keep it clean!! Haha
I love this idea!!
Same, I declutter their rooms all the time, and I got tired of hearing where's this, where's that!!!! So I make my 9 year old son declutter with me atleast twice a year, and honestly he declutters better than me!!! He's figured out less mess, less cleaning!!! Lol 😂
You are a good momma. That was a big job. When you opened the closet my heart sunk for you. It obviously doesn't bother her. It all looks amazing now. Go get some rest after that!! Thanks for sharing your motivation.
That's funny I used to go thru my girls stuff and declutter as well, but their floor had to be clean. Their room was downstairs towards the front of the house, and I didn't just close the door. But they learned at an early age you play with it, you pick it up, you throw it around it goes in the trash.
Thank you for your transparency!!! Now I can exhale bc I know I'm not alone. I use to think I'd gone wrong somewhere with my 3 little people. They just seem to enjoy being able to see all their belongings in the floor all at the same time....and I do mean EVERYTHING they own! Lol
Haha I feel your pain!! 😆😅
Wow Ashley. That room alone gave you a workout 💪🏼What an amazing difference. I'm exhausted just watching but as always you've given so much motivation 👍🏼
Thanks so much. So much motivation. We do scheduled snacks if you don't they do eat out of boredom. But you know their are days they could eat an elphant lol. If my kids put (hide) anything under bed or closet. The more I pick up more electronic time they loose.
You have no Idea how much I love how real this video ! My child has a blanket hording problem too! This is what my girls room looks like 😂❤ thank you for this video
Its great to see you doing this for your child, and not only that, but showing her what you're doing for her.
As a child, I was exactly the same, possibly even worse, and my mother simply cleaned while i was out of the house, and never gave me the tools nor motivation to help me clean on my own once i became a teenager. It took a frankly ridiculous amount to teach myself good ways to clean and declutter, and a lot of time and energy on top of battling my rather poor mental health.
So thank you for the simple act of showing your daughter how to clean, rather than just shutting her out and doing it completely by yourself. You have no idea how much it means in a child's development, even as something so minor. ❤
Your video is very motivating. No food in bedrooms is one thing I forbid with my kids. Another thing, I go into my kids rooms daily to clean up junk therefore I don’t have a huge cleanup. With 3 kids I must be on top of cleaning. It works
I wonder if your daughter is seeking out pressure (so many blankets). Have you considered letting her try a weighted blanket? For some kids, it can be calming and improve sleep. Just a thought from one mama to another mama.
She actually does have a weighted blanket but doesn’t use it too much anymore. I’m not sure why she loves the stuffed animals so much, maybe because she doesn’t feel like she’s sleeping alone 🤷🏼♀️
It took me a good part of the day to clean out my youngest daughter's room in the new year. After I organized everything she went through and got rid of a bunch of toys. She is only seven so I was happy. We built some shelves in her room and most of her stuff is now in her room. I was very surprised at what cleaning did to help motivate her and I love videos like this because it helps motivate me to take the first steps.
I never had this problem with our 5 sons but our niece oh my word yep did the same thing as u did & so glad to have you along side me. Thank you so very much for all the motivating videos.
Glad you are putting your health first! Even if you have to stop what you are in the middle of to do it!!
Maybe you could ask your daughter to pick her 10 favorite stuffed animals and put the rest in storage bins. After a year, switch them out or see if she can let them go. Dawn from the Minimal Mom calls it a Time Will Tell bin.
My 8yo son struggles to keep his room tidy. It looks like a tornado hit it quite literally and every time we get it clean, it's back to trashed super fast. It's so hard to maintain. We limited toys and he did the same thing with his clothes etc. Thanks for showing a REAL kids room
You just reminded me of my life 30 years ago. My kids rooms looked exactly like this. Good job!
Haha 😅 fun times! Thank you!! ♥️
Hi Ashley, my now 42 years old son used to be just like your daughter when he was 8 or 9 only worse! Problems with Hygiene, school work and very creative too. I tried everything! Nothing worked till I discovered the “NOTHING”. That finally did the trick. It's a group job and it's not easy but he's better for it.
“NOTHING” is: just what it says, nothing. I had to work things out with his teachers first. He got no recess, no lunchtime, and no field trips till all his school work was completely caught up. I got a weekly report from his teachers on this, plus desk/locker inspection weekly.
At home, I emptied his room. No toys, books, crafts, TV, games, dressers, bins, or boxes of anything in his room just his bed which he had to make every day. Showers tooth brushing, hair brushing, and clean clothes every day. He was smell tested daily. (he had no friends at school because he stunk. I thought he would grow out of it but he only got worse). He had to stay in his room doing nothing but homework. He got no TV time, no game time, and no family outings till he completed and got all his school work caught up, kept his room, and self-clean for 2 weeks in a row.
When we started the “NOTHING” I ask him what did he think I should do about all of his behavior problems and he said “NOTHING”. He thought everything was just fine. I told him you want nothing he said yes. I said be careful what you ask for and it took me a while but once nothing was ready it didn't take him long to move his butt and change everything. In 2 weeks he had everything done daily and when he would slip I would tell him that nothing can come back and he would jump into gear again.
I know you think this is cruel and a lot of work but it sure showed him responsibility and respect for himself and others. I made him do the work not me. After this, He made friends, got good grades, and grew to be a good loving son and man with a great job and a clean apartment I'm happy to go to. Plus he went to college and got the highest honors through 2 degrees. So it was worth it and he tells me that often.
Your husband is a military man he understands what duty, respect, and doing things the right way means. You need to be a united front and example of what you expect from your children that's how they learn to be the same in adulthood.
It worked in my house is all I'm saying. My oldest saw this and changed too. He's served 21 years in the AF and they tell me I was the best mom ever. In fact, their friends say the same thing.
What a great example of what can be accomplished with DISCIPLINE AND RULES! This must be done with this child or her life as she grows up with be complete chaos at home and at school.
Not an adult but an older sibling. My younger sister Kelly is like this! Her room is FULL of stuffed animals and I thought she was the only one who had... questionable... food under the bed. This has inspires me to help my little sister with her room because her room is SCARY messy. Thank you for motivating me hahah
Oh and by the way sorry if anything is incorrect my language is portugese :)
Haha I feel like we all know that one person whose room looks like that 😆 That would be really sweet of you to help her 💖
I love this video! My kid's rooms currently look like this and I'll be tackling them tomorrow! I like "real" cleaning videos of a good before and after! Thankyou for sharing ❤️ I love all the stuffed babies on the bed! My kids have tons and it makes their beds look so snuggly lol
Thank you so much!! 🥰
Yesss!! That’s what my daughter says, he bed is just so comfy with all of them ☺️
Haha my son Eastons room! I call it the black hole where everything goes but never comes out. He is like Adrian. But once it's cleaned it's so nice and I get back so much I thought was lost. I loved your motivational message. It truly resonated with me, it's so very true! Learning to prioritize yourself and needs is something we all fail to do at times. But, if we're not living our best lives neither is our family. When we're at our best, so are they. You and I are so similar in so many things/ways. Again, I don't comment much but every time I watch your videos I laugh and think that's just like me lol. It's nice to relate. Thank you ❤️ .
Just a suggestion but for her stuffed animal collection you can buy empty bean bags on amazon so it can double up as a bean bag chair and helps contain them.
We used to have it but she kept pulling everything back out of it. She says she needs all of the animals 😅 she swears she has names for all of them and everything haha she loves them things
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You are doing the best you can as a mom. But if your children are old enough. They should at least help you. Also maybe it's time for a toy rotation.
This video actually got me to clean my book shelf/closet! I’ve been neglecting it so long! Actually didn’t take that long to clean up..
Ashley you're the Best Mama!!! But I just could't deal with her room like that all of the time. She loves to cook with you and go to the gym and love on her siblings, but she needs your help to teach her how to stay more organized, When I was young, I shared my bedroom with my older sister. She told my mom that she didn't want to share the room anymore because I made a mess. (she just did't want her little sister in there) So my mom moved me to another room and my sister's room only became worse. 😰She is 69 and is still lazy and messy etc. I have always been the organized clean sister. I watch your videos faithfully but I don't comment much at all, just watch and like! But this just hits me hard. Maybe because I'm old school and we had to appreciate what 5 of us children had and shared with our Loving single Mom. Just speaking from my heart.. Love you Ashley and your beautiful family 🥰
Ok so I will keep my comments to myself!
Awe thank you! ♥️
But like you mentioned your sister was in the same house hold and taught the things you were taught… and yet still lazy. It just goes to show that some things are just personal habits and traits. Not everyone likes to be organized & clean. To each their own! I mean of course I love my stuff clean & tidy but I’ve met many woman who don’t care & their houses are a disaster but they are amazing in other areas in life. Just because they lack in one area does not make them any less. We should just appreciate each other for what we are 😊
@@ashleyforbes you are stupid and you don't tell her what to do son of a bitch
My daughter had a stuffy nose sore throat kinda thing going on for awhile when she was younger. Her dr asked if she had a lot of stuffed animals in her bedroom. Well of course! She did she Sid! 😂 Her dr recommended running through dryer several times a year because they collect dust etc. and the less soft fabrics in her room the better. So we took the carpet out and all the extra stuff out (running stuffed animals through dryer every time I changed her bedding) and overnight she was better. AMAZING! Just wanted to share. ❤️
Stumbled across your channel today and feel like I finally got the kind of motivational videos I need because you show real life. Thank you!! My kids rooms look just like this.
Yay!! That makes me so happy to hear!! 🥰 I get a lot of crap for showing the real life but I think it’s so important to show it!! ☺️ I don’t have a Pinterest house haha
Right! This is what my kids room looks like and I do NOT understand why. Love this video and the transparency. Nice to know I’m not failing.
Just came across your videos today. And wow, thank you!
I always feel like I’m failing at keep a clean home and my daughters room is just another story, I can’t believe how similar our daughters rooms are to each others. The blankets, the stuffed animals, the paper and fidgets, the bits and bobs that end up under the furniture, and trash. She’s 11 now and getting into older girl things now, so I think it’s time to go in and declutter that room once again.
This video is inspiring and is reassuring in so many ways. I appreciate you taking us along on your cleaning journey !
I watched the more recent video of your daughter room, then came to see this one:)
I always say if it has been under the bed they won't miss it if you toss it
I was looking for a motivational video and found you! I loved how realistic this was! I sometimes feel like my kid’s rooms never stay clean, I don’t even know how they accumulate so much trash out of paper. Lol. This was really motivating!! 🙌🏼 your daughter reminds me of my 9 yr old daughter, she has a bunch of stuffed animals & loves Pokémon too. Lol. & yes I always recommend Atomic Habits to everyone! It really helped me change my habits! I’m reading it for the second time, it’s such an easy read too!
Such a great job of cleaning I’m sure she really appreciates it! Just one thing though, the no food upstairs 100% get it but be careful with having really strict food rules/ times once they get a bit older like 10/11 as it could lead to disordered eating habits of course it’s not a definite just a very prevalent problem that you might want to consider x
Absolutely agree. I was looking for this comment and hoping it was mentioned. Even at birth we know our bodies and how much we need and when to eat. No one besides us can tell us that we are eating because we’re “bored”. Unfortunately that really rubbed me wrong as being an adult who has fought with an ED my entire life starting at a very very young age, and raising a daughter who has never had her food restricted and she isn’t “overweight” she is in control of when she eats.
Hi Ashley love decluttering my home I like things in their place,No food upstairs or drinks only water we have carpet in the bedrooms so it’s hard to keep clean we don’t need food tramped in the carpets.
We have set times for snacks too usually in the afternoon after school it’s easy for kids to snack out of boredom.One thing about kids they always bring their toys downstairs it’s ok if there going to play with them then they don’t want to take them back upstairs after they’re done out of pure laziness that drives me nuts lol 😂 I don’t like clutter it stresses me out so I like things tidy.I will say though weekends go too fast I wish it would slow down I like to go do things but it goes way too fast.Have a great week 😀
This is probably my first TH-cam comment tbh, but I absolutely CANNOT believe all the nasty comments you’re receiving. Wow.
Everybody is an expert! You seem like a loving mother giving your all! Your kids appear to have wonderful bedrooms full of clean clothing, a warm bed, things surrounding them that bring them joy and comfort.
Why all the criticism?! How about some gratitude for your willingness to be authentic about your content ? I certainly appreciate it!
I never comment on TH-cam videos, but for yours I had to! Why on earth are you receiving so much negativity?
I’m not saying I necessarily agree with the comments left, however the reason is due to the state of the room. It’s not messy, it’s dirty. There’s a big difference. I think a lot of commenters forget that people live differently and leaving a comment won’t change that. HOWEVER, some people *may* think this is normal when posting and receiving comments stating otherwise may open their eyes to change something. I didn’t listen to the talking, I watch these on silent. I had a best friend growing up and her room looked like this all the time. She now has a filthy house 24/7. I get where people are coming from as this isn’t a habit you want to create for your children. Also, if you put something on the internet and allow comments, you’re going to get negative ones. either way, the interaction in the comments (positive or negative) actually help her channel so I doubt she minds. I personally wouldn’t ever have a house with this mess but I truly enjoy watching people clean their disasters.
Love your words of wisdom in this video. Completely agree with “you have to take action”. I write down goals every single day and I wake up at 4:15 every morning to work out. If I don’t do it in the morning I find too many excuses not to do it. You are such a super mama! I have started having Azelynn help me with the declutter. It honestly is easier if I just do it but I figure she made the mess and can help clean it. Such great motivation as usual!
You are such a wonderful Mom ,your daughter is lucky for you doing that.
Thank you! 🥰
What i do with my kiddos is everyone including my husband Ian and I as well we once a month we go through and get what you Hammett
Haven't seen or touched or wore side then and through it out it rlly helps keep their room clean
Loved it, its so satisfying when you see the results. Great video.
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for this video!!! It motivated me enough to clean out 4 dresser drawers this evening!
Your are a very happy person I love watching your videos
Thank you!! 🥰
My parents would grounded us for a year if our rooms looked like that we didn't have much but we definitely took care of what we had but we were taught to deep clean as young ages.
We had 4 kids but their rooms never looked like that!! A bit messy but they were made to keep it tidy!!
Happy Sunday morning Ashley love watching your videos they are my favorite, I hope you have a wonderful blessed week
I can totally relate to you! My middle child is exactly like this. A complete hoarder and collects not only all the blankets but the towels too. She is 16 now and can clean herself but only does it about once every other month. They are who they are!
Haha yes!! We can only encourage them to clean up after themselves 😅
Ashley I’m changing my diet I’m definitely going to eat way better and start drinking water and STOP drinking soda I feel bad all the time and I know it’s because of my weight! I’m going to start walking 3 to 4 hopefully 5 miles a day love watching your videos they have always been my favorite
So excited Ashley for your video I look forward to you and your content every single week I just love you and your channel you are one of the most precious people I've said it to you before but you really are and your little man he's just too cute he likes to be right next to his mommy he wants to help you are such a good mom as I've said before never doubt that
I just deep cleaned 2 of my boys bedrooms that are downstairs last week and yes it was an all day project pretty much! My son has an “animal zoo” I found it on Pinterest and my husband built it. It helped with my sons stuffed animals. Thanks for the great video.
I’ve seen those! They look awesome. Wish her room was a bit bigger because I would definitely get one of those! ♥️
@@ashleyforbes my sons room is much smaller than hers, we went up in height with the zoo rather than width
I can relate.. I have 2 boys and their rooms are omg. Its clean now but give it a day and its back to messy 😂 but I love how this is so real life.
My room used to be like this growing up and I hated it so much but didn't know how to do better. One of the reasons I can't stand mess at all now.
Thank you for the affirmation I'm going to start putting my health a priority first again I have been off track for months have a blessed week beautiful lady ❤️ 💖 💕
Hi Cindy!! ♥️ You got this! It’s always hard to get back into it but once you do it is so much easier to stick with ☺️ wishing you the best luck!! Hope you have an amazing week as well!!
Sometimes less is best
I'm relieved that my girls' room isn't the only one that ends up like this. 😅 I went from one little girl to three - 2 bonus daughters. I'm currently going through all of their clothes and toys. It's a lot of work so great job in this video.
Hey girl ! I definitely needed this motivation to tackle my kids rooms , you did great !
Hey hey! Here catching up with you while I eat some breakfast! We have a 1 snack between meals rule here! They get one snack before lunch and one before dinner but absolutely NO eating in the bedrooms! I love you watch band!! Her drawers looked SO good when you were done with them!
I respect you for taking your time to clean your kids room. 🥹🥰
Im not even an adult but this helped me to gwt motivated to clean my room with someone!!😊
Great video Ashley you motivated me to clean my living room
Hey just a tip when carrying a lot of blankets or clothing you can't take a fitted sheet or a sheet and put all the stuff on it and drag or pick it up to the wash. It helps me a lot when it's time to clean and could help you a lot aswell
Saw your video. And fell in love. I’m not alone when it comes to kids, and mess .
Thanks for the motivation. Now to tackle my son's room. ❤️
Loved this video! You helped motivate me to doing little exercises everyday so I can be the healthy women I deserve to be. I think I should get the book you were talking about, it would probably help me in other areas of my life as well.... Thank you so much!
Great feeling when u get finished. Looks good
Thank you!! Yes best feeling ever!!
Great work oh my gosh those kids are crazy Messy Kids I just want to say you're a great parent going and taking your time cleaning organizing and folding those clothes and putting them in those drawers just great job and thanks for doing everything for your kids I've been following you for about 5 months plus close to Christmas Thanksgiving and I just really grateful you do this for your kids and you use all your time with it.
She should also teach her kids to clean up their own rooms
I'm from a military family and when we were overseas we ate what mom packed for lunch and we had one 12 pk of some kinda of drink and bag chips and cereal. When we got home from school parents would be coming from work soon after supper at six then upstairs to homework and baths never really had time.
Thanks for sharing! My kids definitely have the same obsessions, lol. My girls' room always seems to be the messier, hot mess situations!
i had 258 stuffys by the time i was 10 and yea its was alot but i kept them organized. my mom limited me on how many i could bring in at one point saying if i get 1 i have to get rid of 2. now im 19 and have about 30. big comfort thing for sure
Firstly when doing her room let her do it with you ! It's her mess, stuffed animals carry so much dust so see if you can donate some
They started w a beautiful room tore up the bunk beds made slime took apart there game boards made stuff w them food hidden in the rooms. We are down to a couple beds and a TV lol. Mom life right. I can definitely relate
Great video! Maybe you could put the bins that are under the bed on the shelf in the closet and move the suitcase to under the bed. It might help with things making there way under the bed as much
That’s a great idea!! ♥️
That is my 12 boys room! We just started summer vacation. It is our plan to help him get better organized and cleaned to help him thrive.
Good luck!! 💕
Nice love it how it turn why you don't put stuff animals on inside the closet shelf I think it would look nice many blessings to you and your family
My son and I share a room and oh my it gets so bad 😂 especially on his side ( we cosleep but he's got most of the room for toys) so this definitely helped me reorganize things and get rid of just a few things that didn't need to be there anymore
When I watch your videos I feel comfortable and happy 🥳🎊♥️ I wish to see you always and wish you a happy life my best friend🫂🍡❤️🥰😍😘🍭🌸💖💕🧁. 💖🥰
First time viewer here!!! I needed this particular cleaning motivation video!! I know this feeling all too well!!! Thank you for all you do on you tube!! Im definitely here for all of your content!!! Do you take any vitamins/supplements for extra energy??
Oh my gosh it looks just like my son's drawers he is very creative and he keeps everything even the scrap paper and empty tape dispensers and so on and so on I have to go in and clean his out as well
Thank you for sharing this video, real life! So glad to see my 10 year old daughter isn’t the only one who keeps her room like this; always made me feel I was failing as a mom. I always have to go in and clean it.Thank you, thank you.
hey i enjoy all of your videos please keep makeing these it gives me motivation to do my own cleaning and organizing thank you
My grandbaby is Eight and she is very organized! Keeps all her stuff in caddy's..
I bought my son a big bean bag and filled it with all his stuffed animals helped a lot!!
New house rules: NO EATING IN YOUR BEDROOM EVER!!!!
TAKE IT OUT, PUT IN AWAY!!!
TIME FOR INSPECTIONS!!! LOL!!!!!
I had to laugh a couple of times watching you do this room😀Reminded so much of my kids bedrooms as they were growing up. My granddaughter has the same issues with stuff too.
Beautiful transformation n effort and I still think u could make stuffy toys headboard for her it will look good yet better
Okay I'm LOVING this!! So motivating!!
Great job Ashley, love your cleaning motivations! Have a wonderful week! ☺️💖
My 16 year grandsons room looks just like this.... So agravating. He does a lot of crafting in his room also.
So happy to see this! I’m in Aus, my boys 11 and 8 share a room half this size and they’re exactly the same, they can’t seem to put anything away - to the point where you can’t see the carpet. And they don’t put their dirty clothes in the basket so they never know what’s clean or dirty- their clean stuff ends up on the floor too. It’s such a battle and I’m hitting my head against a brick wall with them. We’ve done complete declutters multiple times a year and it just breaks me that it’s back to mess within a week, like they don’t care about my hard work.
Buen video de motivación eres genial amiga ... Deberías remodelar esa habitación de tu nena como un regalo ❤️❤️😍♥️
I understand the blankets. I finally got mine to stop taking so many. Also, we put a stuffed animal hamick over the bed low enough for her to get to. then she can them how she wants them, get them down, whatever. has worked for us
My daughter is the same way with the stuffed animals! She has about 30 on her bed and barley has room for herself to sleep 😂 nice to see other kids are just as attached to their stuffed toys lol
You definitely should get a binder for the cards. We got one for my son and they all stay in there now!
Sooo glad I’m not the only one with extremely messy kid rooms 😂 So motivatingg!
Hi I am a kid but I like watching your videos❤❤❤❤❤
Dear parents!
When Your kids are very good behaviour all the time and always taking good care of their things, keeping their rooms very clean, loving their favorite things and want to make nice childhood collections of their things: books, clothes, toys, video games, clothes, DVDs and etc, then donataing is very wrong thing to do. If You have few space then storage boxes and shelves will help You out and Your kids will be very happy and thankful then, if they can keep their favourite things. Childhood things are very valuable and it is very sad, if they won’t see them anymore in their life. Every child should have the right to keep their things, if they can take good care of them all the time!!!
Respectfully,
Astra Viil 🥰🙏
This video gives me the most motivation I watch it so much 🖤
I love this video🧡
Omg your daughter room reminds me of my sister room when we were little lol my sister use to throw her trash in the closet under the carpet and under the bed it was ridiculous 😅
most satisfying cleanup vid i have ever seen!!
Thank you!