When my son was young, he had a laundry basket and used it! In fact, he liked putting things in there a bit too much [clean things got in as well.]So I never had problems, but my daughters were another matter, they would leave clothes all over the floor for the servant to pick up [me] so it can't be a gender thing. My DG aged 9 flings all his clothes as far as possible.DH leaves his where they fall at night [ie next to bed even though he has a chair to drape them on]but he does put them in laundry basket the next morning.I fold mine carefully on a chair [but then..... I'm wonderful, as DH often tells me, but in a sarcastic kind of way.]