Children & Students

Organizing is a learned skill, and like anything, it's easier to learn when you're young. From organizing their rooms to tracking their school work, children need a different approach to learning organization. These stories, observations and ideas will help you teach your child to find his or her style for keeping it all straight.

Do you know what an organized student looks like?

Posted by Janice Russell onMarch08,2011

Heated discussions between parents and students are often on the topic of organization...or disorganization as it were. The crux of the matter is often around what it "looks like." Each person has an idea of what organization looks like. To a parent it might look like: conservatively dressed, out the door on time, all homework complete, and ready to learn. To a student it might look like: dressed in the latest popular clothes, backpack grabbed on the way out the door, sliding into the seat right before the last bell, and hoping to look cool in front of peers.

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10 Tips for Cramming (it into your dorm) at College

Posted by Jennifer Wig onAugust19,2010

It's that time of year again. A new group of young adults are heading off to college, moving from a house to a shared room the size of a large closet. And just how is it all going to fit? 


1.    Cut the clutter. Yes, you’re heading off to college and making a dorm room your own space. But chances are, it’s not just your space. You probably have a roommate. So leave as much of the memorabilia stuff behind in the safety of your parents’ house.

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Alternate Uses For Nail Polish

Posted by Janice Russell onSeptember22,2009

The great book "Polish Your Furniture With Panty Hose" suggests these useful alternative ways to use clear nail polish: (other than polishing your nails)

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Where the Clutter Buck Stops

Posted by Janice Russell onSeptember08,2009

As a child, did stuff leave your space? If so, who made it depart? These may sound like strange questions. But in many a childhood, stuff either didn't leave the home or parents took care of deleting extra stuff. In either case, the child never learned how to facilitate stuff deletion. Once the child becomes an adult, they have no training or practice in the fine art of stuff deletion and as a result, they often suffer from stuff overwhelm. As Sandra Felton states, "The buck stops with each adult to do his own tossing out.

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Who's to Blame?

Posted by Janice Russell onJune29,2007

When you share a living or workspace with others and clutter is present, there is often lots of pointing of fingers as to who "owns" the clutter. Rarely does this decrease physical clutter, instead it often adds to mental clutter because angry words are exchanged and feelings are hurt. Douglas Adams asserted that, "When you blame others you give up your power to change." Rather than trying to place blame, take responsibility for your part. Can you create homes for items so that others can put them in the correct places?

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