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[quote=Anonymous]Here are a few things to try. You need to stir up the routine and get her buy in.

When she is quiet, have a frank discussion with her at her level - literally and figuratively. Say you want to have a calmer morning because it's so much nicer and so on.  Make a list together of what absolutely needs to get done to get out door.  Ask her to set the order by making a little poster. Have her hang it up. Put stickers on it if she is helpful and follows it - get special time with you or dad, maybe go get a treat together (something small) after 3 days, then 5 days, then so on for the first month.

If she is having trouble in the morning following it at the first second of conflict, stop what you are doing, go to her, get down to her eye level (on your knees basically), look her in the eyes and remind her of the list calmly and without frustration and judgment (the hardest part, I know ;). Tell her you know she can do it.  Give her a fun challenge if you need to - like "I bet you can't get the list done in 3 minutes" and so on and set a timer. She is old enough to do it all herself and should be made to feel confident that she can and feel good once she has done it. Get her to tune into how she feels good about herself when she's helped contribute to the morning in a positive way.

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