My kids will not let us throw anything away, its ridiculous.Scrap of paper they scribbled a line on? FAMILY FUCKING HEIRLOOM.Forget about baby toys. KEEP.Old clothes that they couldn't even get their arm through the hole for the head? MAKE A PUPPET.What can we do to get them to release their iron claw hold on all that is old, unused, broken, and possibly even rotten and unsanitary?They seriously have a major separation issue with their stuff.Things I've tried and are mildly successful:Take a picture of the damn thing. Usually with them in it and crying their eyes out.bargain, beg, and bribe.Stealthy nighttime disposal, as of a dead body.Stare of death and threaten holy hell if they don't let me throw something out. Usually results in many tears.So....anything I'm missing here?edit: A clarification is in order. This is a question of motivation, not of action. I know to throw the stuff out. That's easy. I'm asking about strategies to get my kids to be ok with throwing the stuff out. Sticker charts, etc. If the answer is "nothing", then Attila it is. But if there's something I could do to help them cope, I would be happy to give it a try. If you took the above to be anything but entertaining hyperbole, then....I'm sorry. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2rI3kSX
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