09/21/2025
10 Tips For Youth aka to Survive the
It's a struggle being a youth in the first place, then throw in the additional challenge of living in a home and you have a recipe for overwhelm!
Here are some tips to help you manage until you , which you absolutely can do!
~ Recognize that the hoarding isn’t your fault, you didn’t create it and cannot fix it.
~ Boundaries are healthy and necessary and you can establish some.
~ Claim a space as your own.
~ Focus on what you want and where you want to go, because one day you will ESCAPE that environment.
~ Find an alternate place to study.
~ Ask someone if you can do your laundry at their place.
~ If you need a place to shower: the gym, a community pool, a friends place or another relatives place.
~ Meals: school lunches are an option and also keeping some granola bars on hand, maybe going to a friends or relatives place where they will include you in a meal.
~ Find positive activities you can do that you enjoy but keep you away from the hoarded home: volunteering somewhere, youth group, mentor other kids, part time job, pet sitting, house sitting.
~ Share your frustrations with someone you trust, someone that knows you and won’t judge you for your honest feelings.
= Youth Living In The Hoard