Simple Ways to Organize Your Home and Family

Are you “organizationally challenged”?

Keeping a house tidy and organized is a challenge for a lot of us, especially those of us who have young children. It’s like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos. When children are older, they can participate in house cleaning and common tasks like laundry and dishes, but what’s the best way to get them involved?

With me on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly is Kristi Clover. She’s a home organization expert and a mom of five kids ranging from preschool to young adults. She’s developed a strategy called “The Master List” – which involves writing down things that need to get done and then prioritizing them. Focus on one room at a time. Write down anything that needs fixing, painting, removed, or otherwise addressed. Then, tackle one project at a time.

She also offers three tips for kids to stay organized and explains her concept of “chore training.” Hear those tips and much more on your local radio station, online, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, via Google Podcasts, or listen on our free phone app.