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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry you're dealing w/ this. I have 2 kids with anxiety and it's hard.

2 things: 
1) shower at night when she has more time. My 9 year old likes a shower to unwind at the end of the day. It's not that long--he'll stay in the shower for 10 minutes or so--but then he likes to just kind of sit there in the steamy bathroom wrapped in a towel for awhile and not be rushed. 
2) wake up earlier. If you have to be out the door by 7:30, getting up at 6:45 is not enough time for your daughter. For me, I'd rather have the extra sleep and rush once I do get up. But not everyone is like that. It wouldn't work for my daughter either. She likes to take her time eating breakfast while reading a book. If I rush her, she gets stressed and anxious and we inevitably have a breakdown.

Do as much as you can the night before. Showers at night, get clothes you plan to wear out the night before, pack up backpack, lunch, etc. the night before. Even prep breakfast the night before if you're having something that takes longer to eat. We usually just have a bowl of cereal or yogurt/granola so nothing that takes time but if you're having something more labor intensive to prepare, see if you can prepare it the night before. Take all the "work" out of the morning routine that you can. And then get up earlier so there is time built in to your schedule if things take longer than expected (for instance, I know it takes my kids forever to get their socks and shoes on lol so I tell them to do this about 10 minutes before I actually need them to so I don't have to stand over them nagging about it or start helping them w/ it which leaves everyone frustrated)[/quote]

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