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Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs

Clarendon Hills Public Library 7 North Prospect Avenue, Clarendon Hills

This presentation is a perfect mix of some basic Organizational tips for people to apply at home and important information to share with kids so that they can more easily organize the information received at school. We look at what it means for a child to be responsible. Then we explore specific organizational tools that can be applied at home by the adults and serve as a powerful example to the kids. Next, discussion turns to practical examples of what the kids can do to learn to be responsible and organized. Finally, we look at how to maintain the new habits or organization.

Free

Organizing Solutions to Everyday Problems

Lake Villa District Library 140 N. Munn Road, Lindenhurst

Getting a handle on “stuff” can be a challenge for both adults and kids In this presentation we look at how to best organize our homes to provide healthy and efficient spaces for adults and kids to “work” and “play”. Through discussion of how to organize our space and our time, we will learn practical ways to teach our kids to be organized and responsible. The talk closes with discussion of how to maintain the systems and spaces that we set up in our homes.

Free

Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots

Rolling Meadows Public Library Virtual

We begin by learning about the different types of organizers and asking “What type of Organizer am I?”.  Next we pinpoint our “hotspots”.  We then move on to what a Control Center is and how to set one up in our home.  After that we address some other common trouble spots like organization of Children’s art supplies and artwork, as well as toys and other areas.  We close with some tips on how to maintain the organization and keep the systems of organization in place.  

Free