TEACHING KIDS HOW TO SPRING-CLEAN Dear Heloise: Every year about this time, I do some spring-cleaning. My teenage kids (I have three children) usually help me. We clean every closet, toss out junk and donate things that others can use. Many of my friends are surprised that my children help me, but I started doing this with them at the age of 5. I had them cleaning their rooms, helping me change their sheets and organizing their toys. They had to keep their shoes lined up, and dirty clothes were put in their hampers. We did this every Saturday morning, and usually by noon, they were free to go …