Parents, don’t raise your children in a “garbage heap”. The difference between neatness and clutter will be clear to you when you grow up.

Text | Green Leaf Mommy

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Most mothers who are responsible for housework at home are very concerned about their children. After shouting the above words, I am always worried about my children’s messy and unkempt living environment.

The ancients said, "How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep one house?" A person's inability to keep his or her own living environment clean and orderly reflects, to a certain extent, one's personality traits, living habits, and attitudes. It also has big problems in dealing with others.

People usually think that girls like to be clean and tidy, but one of my roommates, Xiao Yan, is just the opposite. Things are always thrown around, she often can't find her pen, and the quilts and clothes are piled together on the bed. People often complain that she can't tell that she is a "Virgo".

Later, when I went to Xiao Yan’s home, I realized what “a small witch can see a big witch” means. The living area of ??her home is not small, but all kinds of things are stuffed in a mess. Her parents are too busy to clean up because they are busy with work, and their life is not very particular.

Xiao Yan grew up in a "garbage dump"-like environment, so he also developed bad habits such as not liking to clean up, leaving things behind, laziness, procrastination, and lack of self-discipline. And she has not found a partner yet, because others were dissuaded from her as soon as they saw her sloppy living environment.

Boys are usually considered "sloppy", but as the squad leader, Xiao Chen always keeps his clothes clean and tidy, and the books on the table are neatly arranged. He is very self-disciplined, serious and responsible in his work, and has never been disclosed. Everyone trusts him very much.

There was a parent-teacher meeting, and his mother came to attend, wearing simple and simple clothes. Everyone knew that Xiao Chen's family ran a canteen. He had often helped his mother work since he was a child, counting the goods in the store, and naturally developed the habit of tidying up and organizing.

Obviously, whether a child develops good living and hygiene habits from an early age will have a very important impact on his future life, study and work.

Some people also argue: Einstein, Picasso, Mark Twain, Zuckerberg and other celebrities all have a "quirk", that is, they don't like to clean their desks, but this does not prevent them from becoming geniuses and doing Outstanding achievements.

Moreover, Einstein also famously said: "If a messy desk means a messy brain, what does a blank desk mean?"

In fact, Einstein Stan used the time he spent cleaning his desk to study and think, while most people just used this as an excuse not to clean up their desks and rooms, and instead spent their time playing games, watching TV, sleeping in, and other meaningless things.

The decisive factor in the success of celebrities such as Einstein, Picasso, Mark Twain, and Zuckerberg is by no means "not tidy up."

As ordinary people, we don’t have Einstein’s brain. We don’t learn from his spiritual qualities of diligence, self-discipline, and hard work. We only learn some superficial skills. Isn’t this just imitating others?

Judging from actual experience, although a chaotic environment can make people uninhibited, break conventions, and stimulate imagination and creativity, they must also have firm willpower and strong interest, otherwise they will Overcome by thoughts of enjoyment and laziness.

Moreover, being in a messy and disorderly environment can easily cause people to feel anxious and angry, such as being unable to find what they are looking for; being in a neat and orderly environment can make people feel happier and full of energy. With energy and energy, things can be done in an orderly and efficient manner.

01 Diligence and self-discipline

If you don’t like to be clean and don’t tidy up your own things, to put it bluntly, you are lazy, but children who like to be clean will be more diligent.

On the one hand, I can't stand the messy living environment. On the other hand, I am a self-disciplined person. Even if my home is not messy, I will clean it regularly.

02 Pay attention to details

Children who love cleanliness often pay great attention to details when cleaning and do not let go of any garbage. Not only in life, but also in study and work, I pay great attention to details and pursue perfection in everything I do. As the saying goes, "details determine success or failure."

03 Responsible

These children have helped their families share housework since they were young, so they are more mature, sensible and responsible. Not only do you clean up properly yourself, but you are also willing to help others. For example, you will pick up garbage when you see it on the road, and you will help your bicycle when it falls on the side of the road.

The impression that a person is "dirty" is very direct. At first glance, a sloppy appearance will give people a bad impression. Not paying attention to details in words and deeds, such as littering and spitting gum, also gives people the impression of being uneducated and rude.

Relatively speaking, children who love cleanliness show good tutoring and high emotional intelligence, leaving a good impression on others, which will be of great help to their study, life and career. Therefore, it is very important for parents to cultivate their children's love of tidying up and clean living habits from an early age.

First of all, cultivating children's sense of order does not mean requiring the home to be tidy all the time, but dividing it into areas and time periods.

Divided into areas because there are always "activity areas" and "storage areas" in a home. For example, Ying Cai'er asked Jasper not to throw toys around in the living room, but only in his own room.

For example, when children are playing with toys, they can play as they want without parents interfering; but after playing, they should guide the children to pack up the toys and put them in fixed toy boxes. .

Secondly, parents should set an example. Not only should they love to clean up, but they should also cultivate the good habit of picking up garbage in their children in a timely manner.

Nowadays, people are increasingly advocating "garbage classification", but this is a very cumbersome matter. Even adults may not be able to distinguish between "wet garbage", "dry garbage" and "recyclable garbage" and "non-recyclable garbage", etc. Therefore, it is even more important to teach children from an early age.

Don’t worry, this children’s popular science picture book “My First Garbage Sorting Book” allows children to learn while playing and gradually learn the knowledge of “garbage sorting” through fun games.

Moreover, this book also won the 2020 "Dapeng Nature Award Life Enlightenment Award" and "My Favorite Children's Book Award".

Why is this book so popular with children and parents? The reasons are as follows:

①Rich content and brightly colored illustrations

This book uses large 8-karat panoramic pictures, with thick paper and brightly colored illustrations. The book introduces the historical changes in the generation, treatment and recycling of garbage, allowing children to understand the necessity of hygiene and garbage classification from rich and interesting picture books.

②Origami games attract children's interest

The book comes with 4 oversized origami "trash cans", namely "kitchen waste", "hazardous waste", " Recyclables” and “Other Waste”. While parents teach their children step by step how to DIY trash cans, they also let their children understand the several classifications of garbage.

③Garbage cards to improve children’s awareness

We also gave away 336 garbage cards, which depict items commonly seen in daily life, such as soda bottles, light bulbs, and packaging bags. wait. Parents can also compete with their children to see who knows the most, and put these junk cards into the corresponding trash cans.

④ Educational and entertaining, affordable price

The original price is 48 yuan, but now you can take this book home for only 30 yuan. The price is about the same as a toy, but it can educate and entertain, allowing children to learn very useful garbage classification knowledge while playing games, and transform into "little environmental protection guards".

Finally, parents must be willing to let go and cultivate their children's independence. Some parents dote on their children and never let them do housework for fear that they will be tired or injured. In the end, the child will become a "life idiot", and once the parents are not at home, they will become a "garbage dump."

Today's topic: Do your children love tidying up and being clean?

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