Comments on: 4 Reasons Cleaning with Kids Isn’t As Bad As You Think

By: urbanclap

urbanclap — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:18:45 +0000

What an excellent article….thanks for sharing with us

By: Atdoorstep

Atdoorstep — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:45:15 +0000

Really relatable post — involving kids in cleaning

By: offermaids

offermaids — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:58:13 +0000

good article

By: Ohioren

Ohioren — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:45:57 +0000

Cleaning with kids is fun to bond with them. The amazing thing is that kids love it too. When else will I discuss with my kids and they, in turn, learn with my busy schedule?

I love your blog, I just stumbled on it now.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 03 May 2016 22:56:59 +0000

Absolutely clean while they are awake. No fairies come to clean this house and you better come help too

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:13:46 +0000

Great post! Kids need to be involved in the daily process of what it takes to keep house clean.

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 19:16:58 +0000

In reply to Deirdre. I have a friend who said she skipped the toy vacuum and just got her kids those lightweight push vacuums! ha ha ha. Smart for her! Keep up the good work Momma!

By: Deirdre

Deirdre — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 01:41:21 +0000

I absolutely agree!
My 2 year old son loves to use his own little broom when I’m sweeping. He also helps to unload the dishwasher and helps me move the laundry into the washer or the dryer. He really likes to wipe down things too, the table, the chairs, the floor, Mommy’s pants 😉
And even though he doesn’t like it much I expect him to help clean up his toys too!
He has gone through different fases when I’m cleaning. Sometimes he’s happy to play by himself, sometimes he is unhappy and sometimes he wants to help.
He is however very scared of the vacuum cleaner, which is a recent thing. Maybe if I get him a toy vacuum he would get less scared.

By: Aline Cartier

Aline Cartier — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:44:17 +0000

So inspiring! I definitely agree with you! My children like helping me with the cleaning and it’s very interesting for them each time. I leave them play free and do messes and it’s not a big deal. I’ve never thought about cleaning while they’re sleeping, it don’t make sense to me.We clean together all our messes sooner or later, I have my time alone and they have their time to play, to imagine and create. You and your blog are a great inspiration for me. Greets!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 05 May 2015 03:09:29 +0000

Mostly, I clean when my kids go to bed. I feel like I work too much and my daughter being in school takes too much time away to waste any more of it doing things I can do after they go to sleep. My children are 2 and 6 and my daughter cleans before bed, but I still finish up things I need to do alone after the kids go to bed. Doing dishes or sweeping the floor just doesn’t really feel complete when 5 minutes later there are crumbs on the floor or more dishes in the sink.

By: Jacee

Jacee — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 04:54:42 +0000

I total agree with this, and I too, clean my house while both my children are awake, and I do my deep cleaning (showers, shampooing floors, etc) with them awake and here as well. They are very much involved in all the daily workings of my house, especially my 3 year old son, he gets overwhelmed when his room is overly messy, (such as when he has little friends over or its been a few days since I’ve organized his room to MY standards, haha) He wont even go in there and play because he will step on something or trip over something and then he’s just in a bad mood and doesn’t want to go anywhere near it, so I try to keep him interested in cleaning and picking up, and we work together making beds and doing the dishes and doing and putting away laundry, he loves to dust and clean the tv screens (with my help of course) my 9 year old is in charge of helping make sure all the toys get put back WHERE they belong BEFORE they switch to another activity, or another room to play in, She also takes out the trash, puts away her own laundry and helps me to wash and fold the other laundry. I think it is good parenting to teach your children that they have to work to have nice things and that nice things and nice houses (regardless of the size of your house, or your income) don’t stay nice on their own, it requires you to put forth effort, and i believe that it instills in them a respect and gratitude for the things they have and the responsibility to take care of them. and I PERSONALLY believe that raising your kids to think that it’s okay to live in a cluttered filthy house isn’t good parenting and it’s not doing anything good for them for their future to think that its okay to have mold growing on the dishes and dirty laundry all over the house and broken toys always under foot. I’m so glad to know there are other moms like me out there that take the initiative to teach good values to their children, no matter how small. my house has always been clean, (except for a small few week stint when my son was first born and i had PPD and didn’t even want to get out of bed) and he has grown up understanding that cleaning is part of our everyday routine and that if you keep up with it then it only takes a little while and then off to play in a house you can actually move around in and see the floor in haha. I’m not a perfect parent, and I know everyone has a different way they deal with their house and children, and I do not intend to put anyone down with this comment, it is only my personal feelings on the matter. but thank you for taking time out of your busy day (3 kids, wow!) to talk on this subject, which i think is pretty important. I loved this, and it really spoke to me on a personal level. lol.

By: Deonna at the Child at Heart blog

Deonna at the Child at Heart blog — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 22:49:20 +0000

I always clean at the end of the day while my son is awake too. I want him to help me and he’s learning every time. He might actually make it take longer now, but someday I will be glad I did it when he can clean his own room and make his own bed. I also value my “me time” WAY too much to clean until I fall asleep. That’s my corny movie and super long bath time 🙂

By: Savanah Fahrney-Day

Savanah Fahrney-Day — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:35:33 +0000

I definitely agree! My children are expected to help clean and they have their own cleaning/morning routine as well as chores to do throughout the day to earn special privileges.

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 17:35:13 +0000

In reply to Kristine. I think as they get older they should definitely be expected to do most of the cleaning too. :) And thanks for letting me know about the ads. I don't want to turn away readers. I will see what my ad provider can do to limit them. Have a blessed day!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 13:32:40 +0000

Maybe it’s because I have somewhat older kids, but I believe my kids should do most of the cleaning. The do, after all, make most of the mess. Also, this is my first time visiting this blog. There are so many ads in the way that it’s difficult to read. I don’t expect to ever come back. I’m on a tablet, and I’m sure it’s worse on a smartphone.