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[quote=Anonymous]My kid is near the end of 2nd grade and getting ready for school is still a bit of a struggle.  Here's what we've done:

--alarm clock wakes her up 1 hour and 15 minutes before she has to leave.
--we have a visual list posted on her wall with all of the steps for getting ready, which are: (1) pee, (2) brush teeth, (3) brush hair, (4) get dressed, (5) make bed, (6) go downstairs.

I take care of all other details for her right now--e.g. I make her breakfast, pack her lunch, etc.  We pick out her clothes together the night before, so that's done.  Here are our pain points:

--it takes her 15-30 minutes to get out of bed, with lots of reminders, encouragement and threats from me.
--once she starts the routine, she can do all of the steps independently, but she stops after each step to play with a rubix cube, read a book, etc.  Unless I stand there or consistently call up the stairs to her, she'll pause between each step and won't start again until I remind her.

I'm worried that I'm creating bad habits by having her depend on me for reminders.  She sees it as my job to make sure she gets to school, not her job....and that's type of thinking is becoming very prevalent.  For example, she forgot her homework the other day and came home upset with me for failing to remind her. I couldn't even blame her since she's right that I do usually remind her.  I need to move her towards greater responsibility and independence![/quote]

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