How to Declutter With Kids Without the Power Struggles with Dana K. White (Ep 315)

Your kid won't get rid of anything. You know their room has too much stuff. But every time you try to do something about it, it turns into a battle. What if you never had to be the bad guy again?

Dana K. White is the creator of the No Mess Decluttering Method, the blogger behind A Slob Comes Clean, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Decluttering at the Speed of Life. She has spent 17 years teaching overwhelmed, messy people how to get their homes under control without shame or perfection. And now she has taken everything she knows and put it into her very first children's book, Winnie's Pile of Pillows.

In this episode, Dana shares how to use a picture book as an actual decluttering tool, why her container concept works even better on kids than it does on adults, and how to get through a decluttering session with your child without convincing them of anything. This one will change how you approach your kid's stuff.

Covered in this episode:

• How to use Winnie's Pile of Pillows as more than a bedtime story
• Why the container concept makes the space the bad guy instead of you
• The five-minute pickup test that tells you if your child has too many toys
• What to say when your kid insists they need to keep everything
• How to declutter with your child without starting a power struggle
• Why you should never start with your kid's room
• The age when kids can really start to grasp the concept of having enough
• How to pass on a no-shame, no-guilt relationship with stuff to your kids

If you are fighting the toy clutter battle and losing, this episode is for you. Hit play, grab the book, and go find that trash bag.

LEARN MORE

Winnie's Pile of Pillows by Dana K. White: https://amzn.to/4afYyDH

A Slob Comes Clean: https://www.aslobcomesclean.com

Lenora and Her Super Duper Messy Room by Deanna Yates: https://amzn.to/4gDSp89

Show notes: https://www.wannabeclutterfree.com/315

CONNECT

Dana K. White on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aslobcomesclean/

Deanna Yates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wannabeclutterfree/

LISTEN

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wannabeclutterfree

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