In preparation for my presentation “The ABC’s of Raising Organized Kids,” I’ve come across a little gem of a book.
Growing-Up Organized: A Mom-to-Mom Guide by Lea Schneider is an easy-to-read book brimming over with practical suggestions for organizing both your home and your time. It covers:
- Children’s bedrooms
- Closets
- Homework
- Toys
- Laundry
- Chores
- Time management
- Clutter
- Responsibility
The author, a professional organizer, knows what she’s talking about. What I really admire about her is that she understands how to really teach children, including very young children, basic organizing skills. As a preschool teacher, I appreciate her emphasis on training young children in age-appropriate ways.
Growing-Up Organized is a self-published book, and this is particularly evident in the type face and page formatting. However, the content of the book is top-notch, and I highly recommend it. Because it is self-published, it is not readily available in libraries. However, it is available from Amazon.com and other online stores at a very reasonable price.