Being early to school is not a bad thing. Factor in a grace period for traffic jams, flat tires, whatever. Leave the house 15 minutes earlier than normal. Announce the time that everyone has to be in the car. Don’t worry about getting breakfast on the school clothes. The longer their pajamas stay on, the harder it is to pry them off. Have the kids get dressed immediately, too. Hop in the shower, fix your hair, put on your makeup, and get dressed, down to the shoes. Get up 15 minutes before the rest of the family.Īs the director of the morning routine, you have to be ready. You’ll love the peace that this brings to your morning.ġ.
When you get the rest you need, you set an example for your children - and give them the reward of a parent who is not grouchy.
This has to stop! Establish a bedtime for everyone in the house, including yourself. Go to bed in time to get enough sleep.Īdmit it, you are trying to function on too little sleep. If you set the example, your children will begin to use the pad too.ģ. Encourage family members to use it for backpacks, projects, briefcases, and so on. Set up a “launch pad” by your front door. Gather everything that you’ll need to walk out the door in the morning. As you lay out your clothes, let your children see you do it. This will help cut down on morning panic.ĭon’t try to decide what to wear in the morning, while everyone is rushing about. So let’s go to FLYing school and learn to establish the daily routines that will enable us to enjoy life…and leave the guilt behind. Isn’t that what we all want? Too much of the time, we are beating ourselves up because we overslept and the kids are late to school again. The brilliance lies in having the mundane aspects of life taken care of, so you can relax and have some fun. At first I thought, how boring! But then I realized it was brilliant. Watching the born-organized individuals in my life, I’ve noticed that they do the same tasks, in the same order, every day. But there is hope! We can learn the skills of the ‘born organized’ and take control of our lives. Most of our time is spent putting out fires, trying to stay on top of housework, bills, jobs, and the responsibilities of parenting. We have to teach by examples set in love. But let’s not leave out the person who makes it happen, YOU! If we expect our children to get on a back to school routine, we have to lead the way - not just bark orders. This is the time of year when parents start thinking about helping their children readjust to school schedules after the lazy days of summer.
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