For those of us that have kids it is obvious that trying to keep them nice and neat is a lost cause, unless of course your children decide that is what they want to do.
Much of a parent's job in convincing kids to keep their room neat and tidy is a matter of diplomacy; "Letting the kids, get your way!" To do this however, it will be necessary to get things organized in a way that makes it easy for kids to have spaces to put all their stuff, each space specially built or color coded in fact.
If you approach this correctly, you may find that your kids are much better than you were when you were a teen-ager, which probably isn't saying much; aren't paybacks fun? Your parents are laughing now that their grandchildren are giving you a run for your money, but isn't that how life goes? Organizing a kids bedroom requires a little bit of ingenuity.
First, and foremost you must understand that your child's favorite toys must be in places that fit their view of the world, not yours.
Things must be close to the ground, easy to get too and easy for them to see them and put them away.
This is why most professional family organizing consultants recommend a few drawers for under the bet to hold their stuff.
Cabinets and cubby-holes are children's favorites.
You will also need to develop a reward system for a clean and neat room, rather than a punishment or pure-discipline technique when things are not picked up.
Remember when you were a kid, and never forget that when organizing children's rooms and make sure you include them in the planning process, this provides "buy-in" and kids, well they are really into that, you'll see.