Newsletters
Organize & Clean
Cleaning
Parenting

Words of Wisdom: 10 Posts About Keeping a Clean House with Kids

Carrie McBride
Carrie McBride
Carrie is a former Apartment Therapy editor and the original editor of Apartment Therapy Media's first site for kids: Ohdeedoh. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids..
updated Jul 16, 2020
Save
pinterest
comments
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.
Post Image
SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Sarah Dobbins)

You know you’re a parent when you look forward to free time…so you can clean your house. When my husband takes both kids to the playground, do I flop on the couch, queue up some Netflix and relax? No, I rush around vacuuming, sweeping and picking up toys —gladly— because it’s so much easier to do without little kids underfoot (especially my 15-month-old who seems to undo everything as I do it).

Follow Topics for more like this

Follow for more stories like this

If you, too, struggle to keep your house in respectable order (I’m not talking about winning a Good Housekeeping award, just…hygienic), here are 10 posts from our archives which share wisdom, advice and strategies for getting housework done with kids around and getting kids to help with housework. Your couch awaits…

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Sarah Dobbins)

→ Summer Camping with Kids Gets Really Messy — This Is My Survival Strategy

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Bridget Pizzo)

→ Dirty Little Secrets of Tidy Families

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Ashley Poskin)

→ Just How Much Should Little Kids Clean?

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Rebecca Bond)

→ Spring Cleaning Checklist: Family Edition

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Alison Gerber)

→ 8 Habits I Wish I Knew During My First Few Weeks With a New Baby

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Shutterstock)

→ How I Get My Kids to Declutter (and Donate) Their Toys Before the Influx of Gifts This Holiday Season

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: clogozm, flickr Creative Commons)

→ Rebecca’s Cure: Getting the Kids Involved

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: flickr user suzettesuzette)

→ Tips for Teaching Kids to Clean Up After Themselves

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Alison Gerber)

→ One Simple Step Toward Keeping a Cleaner House With Little Kids

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Jacqueline Marque)

→ 5 Strategies to Keep the House Clean (and Your Sanity Intact!) with Young Kids

SavePin ItEnter Prism More Like This
(Image credit: Alison Gerber)

→ 8 Tips for Getting (and Keeping) Your Kids’ Bedrooms Organized, According to a Mom of 5

How-To Toolkits