u/AwholeLottleSumfin

I'm having a difficult time with both of my ADHD kiddos (Girls, 12 & 10) where they never want to put anything away because they're 'not done with it yet'..

They push back on putting anything away because they want the visual reminder for the projects they're working on, or want to keep doing it the next day and don't want to have to take it all out again. Whether it's painting, paper crafts, homemade slime, drawing/markers, glue guns and popsicle sticks.. etc etc. It ends up over tables or strewn across bedroom floors and it's driving my ADHD wild because of the visual chaos.

I don't mind it every now and then, life happens. I love how crafty my girls are and I want to encourage that creativity, but they never seem to be in the mood to finish their projects or clear up their supplies once the next day comes because their hyperfocus moves on to the next dopamine hit and I'm so tired of nagging them constantly to clean up after themselves when they take supplies out 😞

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u/AwholeLottleSumfin — 14 days ago