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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that choice with structure is the way to go. 
[b]8-9:30 - breakfast and craft time / STEM / LEGO project whatever they are into 
9:30 - 11:30 outside time 
11:30 - 12:30 lunch and reading (audio books ok)
12:30 - 1:30 academic time And chores 
1:30 - 3:30 screens / games / videos
3:30 - 5:30 outside time[/b]

Your provide a menu of options at first but eventually they don’t need it

Craft time is painting rocks sets, LEGO, STEM projects, cardboard towers, noodle building competitions
Outside can mean bikes, sprinklers (older kids still love them), walks, soccer, basketball, 
Academics means khan or books or a personal interest project[/quote]

Np  This schedule sounds like you and the kids are in prison.  Yikes!  Glad I am not part of your family.  So regimented and lack of imagination.[/quote]

If I was 13 and my parents did that to me I’d run away. Actually I’d run away from most parents on this forum.[/quote]

You guys are ridiculous.   There’s nothing wrong with this schedule.

Op, I too have kids with SN.  Don’t expect your kids to immediately adapt to any schedule.  They will probably need to have routines built on over time.  If there’s adhd, you may need shorter blocks of activities.
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OP here- yes any schedule takes time and scaffolding.  We generally have an “order of activities” where the target completion time shifts.  So breakfast/ dress/ brush teeth has to be done by 7:30 on school days, but 10 in the summer.  Once we get those routines in place they are difficult to shift, so that is why I want to be thoughtful about what I work to get in place.

I personally can’t manage precise time targets because I will get really involved in a project so transitions are hard for all of us. My 13yo has been enjoying writing out her own time plan for schoolwork but without external due dates, the time slips away. And I know laundry isn’t fun for anyone.[/quote]

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