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[quote=Anonymous]I do this as well.  In some ways older kids are easier because in theory they CAN get themselves dressed and ready.  The problem is that sometimes they won’t.  
Things that I find helpful:

1). I get up early and get ready for the day before I wake kids up.  
2). Everyone gets dressed in separate spaces even if they sleep in the same room.  Until they are separated, no one is really getting dressed.  
3).  Allow kids an hour to get ready.  When you are six, you need to spend some time jumping on your bed or looking at different faces you can make in the mirror.  This can take 20-30 minutes.  
4).  I make hot breakfast every morning, but all kids get school lunch during the day.  
5). Have a hair brushing/face washing station by the door.  All kids need to pass through it in their way out.  
6). Don’t forget about the ten minute time warp between the door exiting your home and the car.  Once you have your third child, it appears like something out of a science fiction movie, making you leap ten minutes into the future every time you exit your home to go anywhere.  I don’t know where it comes from or how to avoid it.  All I can do is plan to walk out the door ten minutes earlier than I would need to if I was on my own.  [/quote]

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