How can I get my kids to keep their room clean? I try not to bicker but inside I just cannot stand knowing that behind their door its a whole mess lol
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Leave it and leave the door shut, if they want to have a bedroom like a pigsty then let them.
I mean I couldn’t! It would put my body in shock if I knew there was an untidy room in my house:joy:
I have two girls 8&3 and my 3 year old trashed my house daily and I’m forever tidying but if I donor then I know it’s done properly:joy: the children do help me tidy though! Both still so try and help me with cleaning like polishing hoovering etc and I let them but I do have to go over it:joy:
Depending on the ages, get them involved with it, turn it into a game, worked well with my daughter when she was 5, she’s now 14 and takes responsibility for her own stuff, my son is 2 and I treat it the same with him, I turn it into a game for him and he helps to tidy away all his toys no matter how much is out.
Be the parent & not their friend!
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Give them a goal to work towards to and see if that works
I teach my daughter there’s a place for everything and make her responsible. Either keep it clean or everything will be in the trash. I teach her and show her how to do it. Parenting is a lot of work
My kids have been cleaning there rooms since they were little little. I do NOT clean their rooms. I’ll go in and check it every now and then just to make sure. They have to make beds in the morning and vacuum. Before bed everything needs to be picked up. Every so often they all clean baseboards, closets, toy bins etc. It’s been a part of there routine for years now no one bats an eye when it’s time to do it. It’s not perfect and I have learned to let them “organize” however they want but it’s just creating that routine and expectation. They are not allowed to watch tv/play until chores are done. They get it done most times without us even saying anything. For reference my kids are 11,9 and 7
My kids wont go anywhere until I check their room . And I certainly won’t let them have their favorite devices . They learned .
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I literally have to sit on the side of my son’s bed and tell him step by step what to do to clean his room! I’ve learned if I just say “clean your room”… nah; that ain’t happening!
Try charging them for cleaning their rooms for them . If they get pocket money - charge them and take some of their pocket money. Of course this could backfire, it worked with two of mine - the third however, is now 22 and pays me $25 an hour to clean his room. He calls it “outsourcing”. 
Who is the boss the parent or kid?