Well, wonder no. The main theme of the KonMari method is only keeping items that spark joy. As a result, you will be surrounded by objects that bring you happiness. Furthermore, this method instructs you to organize your home based on categories as opposed to location. In a Quora discussionone person expressed frustration about trying to keep the home tidy with young children present. Kondo offered this advice:. The most important thing is for parents to learn to tidy their own things. Parents should avoid asking their kids to get rid of belongings. Furthermore, she advises tearing out pages of certain books if only certain parts of those books spark joy. Kondo recommends keeping no more than 30 books in your collection. So, you can keep the number of books you choose.