Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Reply to "What are your best "getting out of the door in the morning" tips?"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I admit, mornings before school are often harried and full of raised voices. What are your best tips for making it (more) calm and orderly?[/quote] I dress before the kids. Clothes for the day are laid out the night before. Lunches made the night before. I make a huge batch of pancakes on the weekends and freeze for the week. Otherwise it's microwave stuff or yogurt for breakfast. Also, backpacks are packed, shoes and coat are all out by the door waiting. Everything is organized and has a place in the routine and the routine is exactly the same every single morning. Also, the kids have a specific routine for getting dressed and making their bed. They have a checklist on their door so they can make sure they did everything (sort of like a reward system). I find when they know exactly what will happen when, it makes things go much smoother.[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
