Lifes Like That

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have a real hard time getting the kids to clean their rooms and to make them keep them clean.  It seems to me everyday I am yapping at them to clean their rooms.  I have tried everything to motivate them.  One day I told my daughter she couldn’t come out of her room until it was cleaned and she spent an entire afternoon in there.  I’m not sure exactly what she did as when she finally came out, the room still wasn’t clean.

So those of you who have children.  What methods do you use to get your children to clean their rooms and keep them clean?  Or do you just give up and end up doing it yourself?