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Spring Cleaning For Teens

By Michelle Myers 15 Comments

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Do you want to raise confident, responsible and independent children? Then giving them chores and teaching them how to maintain their rooms is essential. Give your teens and tweens ownership of taking care of their own space and make sure they help around the rest of the house. They really will thank you for it some day! Spring Cleaning for Tweens. SunshineandHurricanes.com

I am a firm believer in children having responsibilities around the house. We use a chore chart system that helps everyone stay on task and because the expectations are clearly outlined, there is less arguing about who is doing what.

But, sometimes a deeper cleaning is required, a few items that aren’t on the chart and go beyond the norm. My oldest daughter and I decided to tackle her bedroom last week and give it a traditional Spring Cleaning.

Spring Cleaning With Teens

Overall, Olivia is moderately clean and neat in regards to her room but we still found plenty to work on. We started with clearing out the piles of paper everywhere and putting things in their proper place.

Spring Cleaning With Teens

Secondly, we did a quick sort through her shoes and closet and created a box of items she no longer needed and we could donate to charity.

Spring Cleaning For Teens

Third, we thoroughly dusted all the shelves, window treatments, reorganized her shelves, and wiped the baseboards.

Spring Cleaning For Teens

Our last step was to vacuum with Eureka Brushroll Clean™ with SuctionSeal®. Eureka sent me the vacuum to try and my daughter and I absolutely loved it! Olivia has thick, long hair and it is constantly showing up on the light colored carpets throughout our home. My younger 2 daughters have lighter colored hair but you can frequently find it as well…who knew little girls could shed like puppies?

Spring Cleaning For Teens

Pictured on above is our old model vacuum on after several weeks of use. There is barely any hair visible on the brush mechanism on the left. However, after just one use with the Eureka Brushroll Clean™ with SuctionSeal®, pictured on the right, you can see how much hair was picked up! I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised! We ran the vacuum through Olivia’s room once and picked up more hair than our previous vacuum did throughout multiple uses in our entire home!

Spring Cleaning For Teens

Another awesome feature is that after the brush roll removes all the dirt, debris, and hair, it is self cleaning!!! Yes, self cleaning! With the touch of the brush roll clean pedal, the items caught in the brush are quickly removed and you’ve saved yourself the time and effort of cleaning the vacuum!

I am so impressed with this new technology and how much easier it’s going to make vacuum duty at our house. My daughter’s favorite feature was the retractable cord that made putting the vacuum away a breeze and my other kids are no longer complaining about vacuum duty. My 9 year old could easily push and manuever the machine with no trouble, there fore doing a better job at his chores. Be sure to check the Eureka Brushroll Clean™ with SuctionSeal® at your local Wal Mart, this vacuum is top of the line and will add tremendous value to your cleaning routine!

Be sure to enter the #CleaningUntangled Sweepstakes and you could win Wal Mart  gift cards or a new Eureka Brushroll Clean™ with SuctionSeal® for your family!

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Do your kids have regular chores at your house? How do you keep them involved and engaged in household responsibilities?

 

 

Filed Under: Tweens and Teens Tagged With: Independent Kids, Life Skills, teens, Tweens

About Michelle Myers

Michelle Myers is mom to four kiddos ranging from elementary thru high school, each with strong opinions and a flair for the dramatic. In other words, they're a lot like her. Former educator and lover of learning, she divides her time between carpool and Starbucks by reading voraciously and giving TED talks to herself at red lights. A Floridian for almost 40 years, Michelle loves the beach, making people laugh, and date nights with her hubby of 25 years...and yeas, they clearly married at age 7.
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Comments

  1. Andrea Kruse says

    May 8, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Love your chore chart! My kids are little and we have simple daily chores, but this Summer I want to step up the weekly duties. #client

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  2. Brittany says

    May 6, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    I think it’s totally amazing and I think I need it! ;P

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  3. Theresa Sutton says

    May 6, 2015 at 7:55 am

    LOL at your daughters expression! She does not look happy to be cleaning. I guess my whole theory about it getting easier as they get older just flew out the window. I’ll have to remember these tips when she gets old enough to clean on her own. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Lauren @ Mom Home Guide says

    May 5, 2015 at 8:08 am

    I could use a new vacuum — my whole house is filled with carpeting. I love that this vacuum has a self-retracting cord.

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  5. Diane says

    May 5, 2015 at 6:32 am

    I wish I had a couple teenagers to help me around the house. The vacuum looks great, I love mine! Thanks for a chance to win!

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  6. Debra says

    May 5, 2015 at 12:06 am

    I need a new vacuum! I should look into this one!

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  7. Melanie says

    May 4, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    I am excited to try out this vacuum!

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  8. Maria C says

    May 4, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    This will make my cleaning time much easier.

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  9. Britney says

    May 4, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    Yay for spring cleaning! I don’t have a teenager yet, but these are great tips!

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  10. Aimee says

    May 4, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    Getting your teens involved is a great way to get the cleaning done faster!

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  11. Kim @ 2justByou says

    May 4, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    A self-cleaning vacuum roller? We SO need this! We always have to remove the brush and take off all the hair (and there’s always a lot of it). So this self-cleaning sounds awesome to me!

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  12. Meagan says

    May 4, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    Such great information! I don’t have teens yet, but I do need to spring clean my house. This is really great and my vacuum is on it’s last leg. I’ll have to try this one out!

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  13. LydiaF says

    May 4, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    My first thought was “what a pain to get the hair off the beater roll”. I hate having to deal with it. Imagine my surprise when I learned the it’s self cleaning! We will definitely look into this vacuum when it’s time to replace our current one.

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  14. Heather M. says

    May 4, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    My kiddos spent one of our spring break days doing a deep spring clean…as much as they weren’t thrilled about it, they are happy to have clean rooms!

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  15. Heather N says

    May 4, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    Spring cleaning is in full effect around my house. A new vacuum would be wonderful!

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