OrganiZed KidZ™: E-Z Solutions for Clutter Free Living  by Debbie and David Williams 

 

Table of Contents

Section 1: Conquer that Clutter

Chapter 1: How to Become an Awesome Organizer

Step 1: Plan for Success

  • Write it Down

  • Identify Your Clutter Zones

  • From Dream to Reality

  • Hands-on Time: Plan for Success

  • Make an Appointment

Step 2: Sort Through the Clutter

  • Sort First: Organize later

  • What TO Do with All That Stuff?

Step 3: Organize What's Left

  • Hands-on Time: Around the House

Step 4: Maintain Your System Every Day

  • Ah, the Possibilities!

  • Keeping It Simple

Chapter 2: Room by Room

The Bathroom

  • What's Your Bag?

  • Throw in the Towel

  • Hang On

  • Toss & Carry

  • TweenRack™

  • Going Up!

  • This is a Stick-Up

Your Bedroom

  • Sleeping Zone

  • Music Zone

  • Video Zone

  • Computer Zone

  • Homework Zone

  • Drama Zone

  • Discovery Zone

  • Block Zone

  • Carpet Zone

  • Stash It

  • Behind Closed Doors

  • Under the Mattress

  • Instant Work Station

Family Room

  • Screening Room

  • Round It Up

  • Basket Case

The Garage

Hands-On Time

Creative Organizing 101

Chapter 3: In the Zone

  • Boxes, Bins and Tubs

  • Vertical Storage

  • The 3-Toy Rule

  • Inside or Out?

  • Upstairs or Down?

  • Following Through

Chapter 4: Organizing On the Go

  • A Matter of Style

  • Gathering Your Tools

  • Tips for Organizing Car Clutter

  • What's Your Hang-Up?

  • Read Between the Lines

  • It's All in the System

  • What's On the Agenda?

  • Go Mobile

  • Improved Storage Space

  • It's the Little Things That Count

  • More Leg room

  • A Compact Model

  • Emergency Road Care

Section 2: Time Management for Busy Kids

Chapter 1: it's About Time

Chapter2: What Matters Most

Chapter 3: Getting Your Priorities Straight

Make It Personal

Set Your Priorities

Keep It Portable

Chapter 4: Just Call for Help

Your Parents are Just a Phone Call Away

Chore Charts Made Easy

Hands-On Time: Family Chore Chart

Chapter 5: Hold the Phone

Don't Have an Open Door Policy

Use Power Tools

Learn to Say No!

Hands-On Time: Controlling Interruptions

Chapter 6: Time to Regroup

Time Blocks

Chapter 7: Building Blocks of Time

Chapter 8: Time-wasters and Time-savers

Time-waster: Interruptions

Time-saver: Interruption Policy

Time-waster: Running Errands

Time-saver: Consolidate

Time-waster: Chores

Time-saver: Chore Chart

Hands-On Time: No Time to Waste

Chapter 9: Time to Go

Section 3: Follow That Paper Trail

Chapter 1: Paper Management Made Easy

Chapter 2: Awesome Paper Organizing

Plan for Success

Sort Through Your Stuff

Hands-On Time: Do the Paper Shuffle

Organize What's Left

Paper Work

Currently In Use

It's All In the System

Into the Archives

Hands-On Time: Just File It

Maintain Your System Every Day

Portfolios Are Fun

Chapter 3: Thanks for the Memories

Hidden Treasures

Section 4: Closing Thoughts

Closing Thoughts

About the Authors

How to Contact the Authors

Appendix: Useful Tools for Kids and Their Families

Getting the Right Tools

Storage Solutions

Time Savers

Helpful Websites

Books for Parents

Alternative Organizing Solutions Answer Key 


 

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