As if you needed one more reason to love your little one even more, here it is:
Little kids love to clean.
Not everything mind you, but they like to help. And if you’re cleaning, guess what? THEY LIKE TO HELP YOU.
This is one of those Great Parenting Secrets That No One Talks About For Fear It Will Disappear. My two year old (man, time flies!) will wipe up a spill like nobody’s business. Don’t hand her a paper towel and leave her to her own devices. She will walk around like a mini drill sargent, inspecting surfaces, just hoping that Mommy forgot to clean something so she can have at it.
Just try it, if you haven’t already. Hand your little one a towel or ask them to pick up their mess. The first time, get down there with them and show them how much fun cleaning up can be! (Only later will they learn that their mom is a big, fat liar.)
But perhaps you have one of the few who refuse to clean and refuse to help. I’m sorry. Truly, I am. You see, as soon as I discovered my daughter liked to clean, I popped out another one. Who needs housekeepers when you have kids?