Thursday, September 11, 2008

Children’s Clothes Hanger Extravaganza

Purchasing special children’s clothes hangers for your child can make more of a difference in their lives than you thought! We are talking about how their self-esteem and personal image can be affected by small treasures that can become relics of their childhood. You may be wondering how a hanger could have any impact at all. Well, read on and you will see.
Replacing mix matched adult hangers for personal children’s hangers can give children the extra boost in self confidence that they need to get things done. Giving them the responsibility of hanging their own laundry can normally be considered a chore. Imagine your little girl’s closet decorated with beaded glamorous children’s clothes hangers. These little beauties make laundry time fun for any girl. They come in a lot of different colors, so you are sure to find the one that suits your little girl’s style.
The same goes for little boys. There is a wide variety of colors and styles available that can compliment your son’s theme. Slim-line hangers are great for kids. They are very durable and can stand up to the things that little boys may come up with. They are easy to handle and hang very nicely in the closet. The size and shape of today’s children’s hangers protect delicate fabrics from stretching, snagging or tearing. This can be especially important to you as a parent if some of your child’s clothes will become keepsakes.
Giving kids responsibility and teaching them to find fun in it is a valuable lesson. You can even make a game of it. Bring the basket of laundry to your child’s room. Set a timer and see how many of their shirts they can get out of the pile in one minute. Then challenge them to hang the clothes in five minutes. Getting a step ladder for their closet can make this task a fun climbing adventure. Make sure that your child has the proper skills to do this safely. Brag on how nice and neat the closet looks. Encourage them to step back and appreciate it with them. If you have a chore chart, let your child put a sticker in the appropriate section. Offer bonus rewards for helping you put folded clothes into the drawers.
Having special children’s clothes hangers can be very motivating. It personalizes the responsibility and helps children really get a good healthy lesson out of it. Not only will they learn that helping is easy, but they will see it as fun, too. Encouraging them to take pride in their accomplishments will set them up for wanting to make many accomplishments in life. Who would have thought that childrens clothes hangers could do so much?

About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of childrens hangers. The right childrens clothes hangers really make the difference in kid's retail or home organization. For more information, please visit www.onlykidshangers.com.

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Monday, August 04, 2008

Storage Bins Teach Children: Self-Esteem and Responsibility

Many parents are looking for easy ways to teach their children self-esteem and responsibility. These areas can be touched on by teaching your child to pick up after themselves. Be careful not to make the chore seem like a stressful situation. Children respond best to things that seem interesting or rewarding to them. Keep this in mind as you proceed.
Forcing children to clean and pick up after themselves at an early age can make them despise the chore. You could be setting yourself up for years of fighting about cleaning their room. It is important to make sure that the child’s room is set up in a way that is contusive to organization and easy cleaning. In other words, make it an easy job to pick up toys and put dirty clothes where they belong.
Let’s start with toys. If you have shelves or bins for toys, make sure that you label them with something that the child can understand. This can change with age and it does not need to be anything extravagant. Digital pictures of your child holding the toy can make very motivating labels. Children identify with themselves and it helps to build their self-esteem to see that they were important enough to be put on the label. As the child matures, you can label containers with printed words to help them recognize certain common object words by sight.
Make it fun! Kids love to do just about anything that seems like play with an adult. Play basketball with soft toys in a large container. You can also play this game with the laundry hamper and dirty clothes. If your child is not interested, make it look fun by standing on the bed to see if you can make the shot from across the room. Most kids will not be able to resist challenging a parent to a game of laundry basketball. Come up with other ideas, such as races to see who can pick up the most blocks, or cars. Of course your child will win and be anxious to start on the next object. Let your child make up rules that you must follow. You will boost their imagination, self-esteem, social skills and coordination with each game that you play.
Come up with a score card and let your child place a sticker on each accomplishment. For every five toys they put away, they get a special larger sticker for their shirt or hand. The score card can be left on display in their room to remind them of how much fun cleaning was the last time and they’ll surely be interested again.
Letting your child help with chores is a wonderful way to teach them responsibility while spending quality time together. Let them set the table. Let them hang their own clothes on childrens hangers. Let them be a part of the day to day life in your house. You won’t regret it and they won’t either.


About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of childrens hangers. The right childrens clothes hangers really make the difference in kid's retail or home organization. For more information, please visit www.onlykidshangers.com.

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