My grandfather and uncles all had a piece of flat iron bar sunk into the cement next to their front door, so that when they came in the entry way, most of the mud was scraped off. My Uncles used to leave their boots inside the door, then walk up the stairs into the house.
@4meAndyou I have a mud scraper next to the front door too. The boy has to take his shoes off when he’s on the entrance tile. If they are muddy he goes to the sun room, gets water in a bucket and goes to work cleaning those shoes. I did it for him for nearly 2 years but the only way for him to be more aware is to have to scrub them himself.
