Should teenagers be shamed for untidy rooms?

WELL done to Jacquie Beltrao for shaming her son Tiago over the state of his bedroom (Mail). Aged 19, he is hardly a child. He is lucky to have a spacious, well-furnished room. Yes, it may be his own personal space, but he has not earned this himself. It has been given to him by his hard-working parents. However, like many teens, he has no idea how lucky he is.

d. p. Moore, Beckenham, Kent.

Where are the pizza boxes and half-a-dozen used coffee cups? I don’t think Tiago’s bedroom is that bad.

Jean Cooper, Bletchley, Bucks.

I WAS sick of nagging my daughter to tidy her bedroom. I told her that action would be taken if she didn’t clean it up, but she took no notice. She came home from school to find every item removed from her bedroom and put in bin bags. It was a lesson she’s never forgotten. She’s now 40 and her home is tidy.

MARIE STOKES, deal, Kent.

MY Daughter’S bedroom was so bad I put a sign on her door stating: ‘Danger, contaminated site — do not enter.’ That did not shame her. In the end we came to a compromise: she was responsible for cleaning her

room, not me, and I wouldn’t go into her room. It was her personal space to live in as she wished. eventually, she asked for her bedroom to be re-decorated and she then took such a pride in it that she kept it immaculate. Now, her house is cleaner than mine and her teenage son lives in utter chaos at university.

Hilary Morris, nuneaton, Warks.

WHEN the time comes for untidy teenagers to leave home and go to college, I can’t see a landlord, university halls or flatmates putting up with their mess.

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