Morning is often the most chaotic time of day for families. The Parent Bloggers Network wants to know if our mornings are filled with mayhem or if we have some magic tricks that help keep chaos to a minimum. Now that school is out for the summer, our routine has changed yet the mornings have remained relatively calm. For us, we had very little chaos in the morning before school.
We achieved this by keeping to a schedule:
* Each child has their own alarm clock and the clocks are set to wake them at 7:00 AM - an hour and a half before we depart for school
* The older child takes a shower (the younger child takes their shower at night)
* We turn on the TV to a very calm, relaxing program (Sunrise Earth)
* I make and pack the kid's lunch boxes
* Breakfast is eaten at 7:30 AM, then we have semi-quiet time on the couch while watching the TV
* When the program is over at 8:00 AM, each child brushes their teeth and their hair
* Backpacks are packed (items are kept together in one specific place)
* Further TV viewing, usually animal/pet related or educational
* Shoes and socks are put on
* We leave the house at 8:30 AM
This is not to say that the children never forget to complete a homework assignment or that we have never left the house a few minutes later than we would like. But for the most part, keeping the same routine Monday through Friday seems to help reduce any last minute frenzy or general chaos.
What does your household have - Morning Mayhem or Morning Magic?
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Morning Magic Routines
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1 comments:
Mornings around here always *seemed* like mayhem to me because I am not a 'morning-person', and don't function well with at least 1 cup of coffee down. And that's when I decided (years ago) to get up at least a half hour before the kids, have that coffee, before their day started. It allowed me some quiet time to read and wake up. Now that their older, they sometimes wake up at the same time as me...that's ok, they know not to mess with me! LOL
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