I grew up with a mom who's always cleaning and organizing on the weekends (her only days off), and it had the opposite effect on me in that I don't want to do the same. So I'm ok with things lying around a little. But when it comes to cleaning time (like 3-4 times a week) I expect the kids to pick up their own toys. They're too young still to really care, but when they get older you can bet I'm going to donate any toys on the floor to the salvation army. My parents used to do that and it really helped build a habit of cleaning after ourselves.
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