toddler wont pick up toys

I want to try to bag up his toys tonight, every toy that was left out of his room.

has anyone tried this? does it work? i am not going to throw them away, just put them in storage for a couple days maybe. for three days now he has refused to pick them up, and every time i do its a brand new fresh start for him to dump them again. i think he needs to know i mean business lol


anyone have any suggestions?
he is three but is a bit slower than other three year olds as far as comprehension and communication. I think something like this might help him get the picture kwim?

Quoting cunning cuniculi:" I want to try to bag up his toys tonight, every toy that was left out of his room. has anyone tried ... [snip!] ... three year olds as far as comprehension and communication. I think something like this might help him get the picture kwim? "

I did this when DD was 4 yrs old only I donated any toys on the floor that were left.

At around 3, I took her favorite toy away for a day or two.

Quoting Meg ♥:" I did this when DD was 4 yrs old only I donated any toys on the floor that were left. At around 3, I took her favorite toy away for a day or two. "

 

Unless you told him you were taking them away I wouldn't just do it. Try making it a game. My husband and daughter have a race at night to see who can pick them up the fastest. We will also be introducing a chore chart (pick up toys, brush hair/teeth, throw trash away, ect) with rewards (ice cream date, play at park of her choice, ect).

I think it is too much for his age. I still helped (kinda constant encouraging and bringing the clean up back when she got distracted) my DD when she was 3 and she had no delays.

<blockquote><b>Quoting cunning cuniculi:</b>" I want to try to bag up his toys tonight, every toy that was left out of his room. has anyone tried ... [snip!] ... three year olds as far as comprehension and communication. I think something like this might help him get the picture kwim? "</blockquote>




The first time I tired that with my daughter, she was just under 3, and she offered to help me take the bags to the outside trash can! Lol, backfire. I know this works with some kids... For me I just threaten to take a favorite toy away (at the moment she is all about her leap pad 2).

I tried this and I actually did throw them away and it had no effect. Now, I just enforce the rule..pick them up and put them away or do nothing but stare at the wall lol. He doesn't complain any more when its time to pick them up. Oh, I also make him put the toys away he was playing with before he gets more out that way there's not a ton to pick up at the end.

My sister told my niece to pick her things up or they were going in the bin. She even got one of those plastic ones like you put out in the garden to show she was serious. My niece still didn't pick her things up so my sister just started throwing them into this bin and she was running after her screaming that she'd be good. She still didn't pick them up so it just kept going until she had no toys and they were stored in the garage. She got them back little by little as she became more obedient and my sister kept a few in the garage to donate because they were too young for her and she didn't notice they were gone either.


My sister is a bit harsh but it works because my niece is a bit of a problem child and needs a firmer attitude otherwise she takes advantage  

Quoting Meg ♥:" I did this when DD was 4 yrs old only I donated any toys on the floor that were left. At around 3, I took her favorite toy away for a day or two. "

hmm well i dont even know his favorite. TBH i dont think he would really notice one missing, they are all block sets mostly.
a few car things and a few dinosaur things. he literally tripped over a dump truck and hurt his foot 6 times since i got home from work, each time i said well pick it up and put it away-each time he screeched at me lol.

did that work when she was younger?

Quoting cunning cuniculi:" hmm well i dont even know his favorite. TBH i dont think he would really notice one missing, they are ... [snip!] ... work, each time i said well pick it up and put it away-each time he screeched at me lol. did that work when she was younger?"

You can try it.

What have you tried as far as getting him to pick up his toys?

With doing day care, I learned to put all the toys away and only put out 4 a day.

hmm so mixed results huh?

as for helping him, i have been. we just got this organizer with bins and at first he liked to organize his toys but even i have to admit its a task when they are all mixed together. I told him only one box at a time and even tried following him around the other day to make sure one was away before the next was out.
well i also work full time and Rick doesnt have the time or patience for that-who does lol. by the time i come home of course its a reck again.

i have tried making it a game but honestly sometimes the mess is too big even for that. he looses his attention span and i get frustrated and just end up doing it myself-which really doesnt get us anywhere you know?


anyone tried anything that really does work?

Quoting Meg ♥:" You can try it. What have you tried as far as getting him to pick up his toys? "

tried doing it with him, starting so its not such a big task, playing the pick up game (very drawn out), the organizer was supposed to help with this i thought.....time out once or twice....i think thats about it....

Quoting JessieLeeAnne:" With doing day care, I learned to put all the toys away and only put out 4 a day. "

you do daycare?

i think this would be good too, minimizing mess and rotating toys so they actually get used more often too. how did you get the kids to pick up? i know for daycare they have time limits too right? its not like they can be like "not yet" (logans new favorite phrase >.>)

Quoting cunning cuniculi:" tried doing it with him, starting so its not such a big task, playing the pick up game (very drawn out), ... [snip!] ... drawn out), the organizer was supposed to help with this i thought.....time out once or twice....i think thats about it...."

Does he understand races? Such as "Here, let's play a game! Lets RACE to see who can put the toys away the fastest!" You will move a turtle speed but hopefully he will go quickly....

This worked a couple of times for me. Really the only thing that worked 100% of the time was taking away her doll or bear friend. She didn't want to lose either of those. Now, at 6 yrs old she still loses her favorite bear or as soon as she sees me with the garbage bag she knows that her toys will go to kids who have very little toys.

Be consistent. Follow through with whatever "threat" you place. He will learn, but remember he is only 3. It may take some time for him to get it.