What's a Mom to do??

Cleaning up or putting anything away is not one of Kassie's strong points. I have tried everything I can think of to help her with this....

*Bribery *Punishment *Rewards *Punishment again....

Nothing works with this kid.... it makes me crazy.... :{

The following pictures are to document what happens pretty much EVERY day when she walks in from school, although the exact placement definitely varies....

Her sweater thrown in the nearest laundry basket..... not because it needs washing, but because it just so happened to be on the floor right where she walks in the door from school.

The backpack or book bag left right in the middle of the laundry room floor, right in the middle of the walkway to get to and from the back door.

Little bags of.... lets call them "knick-knacks"..... (We won't tell you what mom calls them) out on the grass, just left there for who knows what reasons, and they will remain there until mom tells her to pick them up.

She walks in the door from school, uses the bathroom, and then heads off to do what ever she pleases, despite the fact she has homework pretty much every night, and it is the house rule that it needs to be finished before we play.

Yep, and all this in just 15 minutes of being home...... Poor girl, I just don't know how to help her! I really believe she doesn't do it on purpose, she just doesn't even think about it, she just does what is on her mind at the moment, giving no thought to anything else!

Uuuuugggggghhhhh! What's a mom to do???