Laundry dilema

OOOHHHH yes! I have 5 little ones and the only one who doesnt do this is the 5 month old! lol Its gotten to the point where I dont even bother putting it in the drawers somedays.....they are folded in laundry baskets piled in my bedroom!

Oh yes! I hear your frustration! lol. I have 3 kids, who are 10, 8, and 6. I usually do the laundry and fold it in the living room. I call them all in and tell them to each get their pile of folded laundry and put it away in their drawers. I don't have the problem as you do with the emptying their dressers but I have an issue with them either just stuffing their drawers to where they won't close or they just put the pile of clothes to the side and later don't know which clothes are clean or dirty. I get so upset because I feel as though my kids are old enough now to know how to neatly put their clothes in the dressers. I have showed them countless times how to put their clothes in and which item goes in which drawer. I do understand they are kids and are not going to do it as well as I would but they should atleast be able to put the clothes in the drawer instead of on top of the dresser or on their bed. Because later I go in the room and there are just clothes everywhere. Than I can't tell which clothes are dirty and which are clean and than it turns to getting upset again because I have even more tons of laundry to do all over again!

My little one is only 4 months so hes not old enough to do anything like that yet, but I would sit your daughter down and explain to her that mommy worked really hard to put her clothes away for her. Then tell her that mommy cant get other stuff done if she keeps taking the clothes out and that if she wants mommy to play with her more then shes gotta leave the clothes alone so mommy can get her chores done faster. Which means more play time with mommy. Then have her help put the clothes away and give her a lil reward or something for helping. Then tell her if shes good and dont mess with the clothes anymore you'll reward her. It doesnt have to be something like a toy or candy or anything like that. Maybe a trip to the park or a walk around the block. Tell her each day if she doesnt mess with the clothes she'll get to have a reward at the end of the week. Then maybe each friday or something after everything in the house is done take her to the park or something to show her if shes good all week she'll get a reward. You might try something like that. Also make her help put clothes away each time she takes them outta the drawer. Pretty soon she'll get tired of having to help fold them and put them away also.