Do you let your children make messes?

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  1. ThePracticalMommy profile image89
    ThePracticalMommyposted 13 years ago

    Do you let your children make messes?

    The older my son gets, the more I am willing to let him make messes. He is able to be creative and also learn how to clean up. How do you feel about messes?

  2. jdavis88 profile image87
    jdavis88posted 13 years ago

    YES... but I also help them learn to clean up after themselves BEFORE they move on to the next mess.

  3. Sinea Pies profile image63
    Sinea Piesposted 13 years ago

    Yes, that's part of being a kid.  But I do expect them to help pick them up.

  4. duffsmom profile image60
    duffsmomposted 13 years ago

    My kids are grown, but absolutely!  We had a ball making messes and I was right there in the middle of it.  Now I do it with my granddaughters because oddly enough, their mother--who loved making messes as a kid is not that fond of them now!! LOL

  5. ddsurfsca profile image71
    ddsurfscaposted 13 years ago

    Sometimes a good mess keeps kids happy for a much longer time than anything else.  Clean up afterwards is a must though.

  6. CJ Andrews profile image81
    CJ Andrewsposted 13 years ago

    Yeah, I like them make messes.  They have to clean it up though.  I don't think there is a single person in the world that doesn't make a mess, it is simply how fast or efficient one cleans up after themselves.

  7. mommyneal6 profile image69
    mommyneal6posted 13 years ago

    Of course! It's part of being a kid, but they have to learn how to help clean it up when they are done.

  8. nasus loops profile image66
    nasus loopsposted 13 years ago

    I hate mess, but I let my son make it as it enables him to play freely using his imagination (which many children seem to lack these days).  I can also encourage him to tidy up at the end of the day just so that he learns the importance of looking after his possessions.

  9. RosalieTuomey profile image60
    RosalieTuomeyposted 13 years ago

    I always thought that children learned to be more self-sufficient if you let them feed themselves fairly early on.  Of course, I have seen my share of bowls emptied over their heads!

    Yes!    Let them make messes!   (just let it be outside or in a place that is easy to clean up)

  10. loneparentgiggles profile image60
    loneparentgigglesposted 13 years ago

    My son is seventeen months old, I give him paint and let him do painting at the kitchen table where it can be wiped up. I accept that he's a child and will make mess, I just clean up as he goes around creating the mess.

  11. ThussaysNanaMarie profile image60
    ThussaysNanaMarieposted 13 years ago

    Absolutely!! Then they clean up after themselves

  12. gmwilliams profile image83
    gmwilliamsposted 12 years ago

    An integral part of a child's growth and development is exploration. With such exploration, there are bound to be mistakes, trials, & failures. Without such, children don't grow & become self-assured. read more

 
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