For clothes it is easy, if you haven't worn it in a year, put it in the charity bag. For kids toys, we put them in a bin in the basement, if they don't notice them missing after 3 months, same deal.
By quality products.
Keep everything organized. I find clutter tends to lead to more consumption. If things are hard to find, you end up buying another one.
Try renting or buy things used, especially when starting a new hobby or sport. We just sold our bouncy castle after a couple of years. Paid 100 on kijiji, sold it for a hundred this spring. If we had paid 400 new for it, it would have been a lot more difficult to let go of.
The hardest thing is dealing with sentimental things. We decided not to scrap book but do have a private kid's blog for that kind of thing. We scan a lot of the kids drawings and cards. Hand me downs from relatives are a tough one too. Lots of times they just go straight to the curb. Example a used car seat that didn't seem as safe as the ones we already have.
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