Well, for one thing, I never asked them! I waited till they were asleep or away and boxed stuff up. Children have a natural tendency to keep all their toys, broken or not. Few families have room to keep it all out and available at once. Rotate their toys a month or two at a time. The ones you box up and put away for a while will seem like new all over to them.

OR teach the child to give to others more needy. Any items that are really clutter but in good shape should be given to charity. A good time to do this is right before a birthday, or the holidays, when you know they will be receiving new toys.

What do you think?