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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. She is 6 currently. She refuses to follow basic instructions like us telling her to brush her teeth, get dressed, and eat the breakfast we prepared, unless every step of the process is micromanaged. As in, the second you turn around, she stops getting dressed and does something else. I'm wondering how much longer she needs this level of micromanaging. Trying to get her to do something basic often turns into a huge argument.[/quote]

My DD is 9 and still needs a lot of micromanagement in the morning getting ready for school and at night when getting ready for bed. Really, any time she has to do something she doesn’t want to do (clean her room or do her chores). There are also a lot of big feelings about getting ready in the morning. My DD is on medication which certainly helps. We also implemented a morning routine on a dry erase board listing all the things she needs to do in the morning before leaving for school. It helped reinforce what she has to do, but it doesn’t motivate her to do it. But some kids might find that motivating. We also tried using a timer and an analog clock to mark when she needs to have certain tasks done, but that didn’t make much of a difference for her either. Your child may respond better, though.

My DD likes music and podcasts so we let her listen to either while she’s getting dressed, cleaning her room, whatever her unpreferred task is. As long as she’s actually getting her task done, she can listen. This has worked well for us.

I also find that if I’m getting ready in the morning next to DD, she is better able to stay on task.

Unfortunately all of these require some amount of oversight or micromanagement but maybe some of these suggestions can help a bit.[/quote]

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