Brittany, if all the stems are just lying there, and the soil hasn't dried out, I'd cut the stems back to the base. New stems/leaves should grow in the meantime, but will take time before it looks like it once did.
Also, place the plant where your son can't get at it. Toni

Hi Brittany,

There is nothing to be ashamed of. Five years is above average for houseplant life.

If the leaves do not perk up after the soil is thoroughly drenched and saturated, then the roots are probably dead and the plant will not recover.

If you email a photo to me directly, I may be able to provide more specific advice.

Will Creed
Indoor landscaper

I think you should give it time to recover. Even a few months if necessary. This is how peace lilies sometimes respond to having their roots disturbed.

Trim back any yellow / brown leaves as close to the base as you can and resist the urge to over water it.

I hope it pulls through for you.
Amanda

I believe it's worth a shot. I have a Peace Lily (variegated one) that was very disturbed (long story for the reason). The leaves were limp for a long time until I decided to chop down the plant completely. Originally I was going to toss it away. It's a good thing I decided to give it a chance because (as of last week) it's growing back with new leaves and flowers! That's not the surprising thing...the surprising thing is that it took almost 6 months since the day I chopped it down to start actually putting out new growth. Normally I toss out plants when they don't perform well but this variegated Peace Lily was a favourite. All that to say, just give it some time. At this point you have nothing to lose. Follow Amanda's advice - get rid of dead leaves and be very, very careful with watering.

My Peace Lily would give me fits. It's been my experience that unless the leaves are brown and crispy, it will come back. I travel a lot. Sometimes I'm away from home for two weeks at a time. All my other house plants are fine with the 'abuse', but not the Peace Lily. It needs more water, more often. I also found that it needs to be re potted more frequently. So, if your Peace Lily droops or even wilts completly...give it a good, soaking drink and a day or two and I'll bet it comes back. Good luck with it.

Thanks so much for the tips. I ended up cutting back the leaves that were just laying there,except for one. Hopefully it will come back to life.Will- I will send you a photo of my plant. When i repotted it to a smaller pot, I wasnt even sure i did it right. This is the only plant I've owned so i'm not sure what i'm doing. I hope it is not too small of a pot. It was in a 10" pot,now it's in a 6" pot.

Hi Brittany,
I have a Peace Lily who was too close to the heat vent this winter and I couldn't keep up with watering it. (It had to be there at the time, only place safe from kitty chewing, has since been moved) It was perking up every time I watered it, but it seemed like it was drooping back down daily and it wasn't very long before the leaves were too dried out to bounce back. About a month ago, I whacked mine back to just a few of the healthiest looking leaves and also repotted smaller, which is a very good idea if the roots cannot fill the pot it's in, to keep it from staying too wet. I also used the magnificent coctail called Superthrive (try Googling it), and now there are about 15-20 new baby leaves coming up from the base. It doesn't have the grandeur it once did, but it's well on its way to becoming healthy again. Good luck on yours, and yes, as Toni wisely said, keep it away from your son...Peace Lilies are toxic.

Elfinn, I'm glad you're a firm believer in SuperThrive..I use it once a month and it benefits..(though I ashamely say this winter most plants were neglected and lost many) but I'm sure once I apply ST again, and some plant food, many will resume their health.
I agree if there's a lot more soil than roots, a a peace lily should be underpotted..they seem to grow and flower more profusely when underpotted..Toni