How To Get Kids to Clean Their Own Rooms

In this Yahoo article, Elisa Drake discusses how to get kids to clean their own rooms. She suggests:

1. Make it a game
2. Sing your commands
3. Count toys
4. Time the cleanup
5. Make cleanup easy
6. Encourage a continually clean room

Ms. Drake needs to have some kids to bring her to reality. I'll loan her a few of mine. And when they're done with her, I'll loan her a rake, shovel, or Bobcat to assist with the cleanup.