We were never the perfect image of organization before we became parents, but since having kids, you can’t use the term “organization” to refer to anything in our house without laughing out loud.  It is like Chaos with a U.S. Mail address, enclosed by walls and a roof.  ParentCenter has just the article for folks like us, and it starts out with basic organization for parents, and then even goes room-by-room to give pointers.  The first section mentions an idea we have been trying to implement, which is getting kids involved.  Pretty soon our kids will wonder why they have to put their toys away when the parents’ table is covered with papers, but for now we’ll keep the dream alive. 

I remember how sad I was when our kids were too old for the sister site BabyCenter, and I received an e-mail that I was being graduated to ParentCenter.  Now I am over it, and I’m glad that someone out there realizes that keeping a household together with kids in it is challenging at best. 

Since my “graduation,” I have really come to like ParentCenter for articles like this one.  This is a really “hands-on” guide to cutting clutter, acknowledging that as parents we need to have certain items handy.  Happy organizing, and let us know if you have any tips of your own.