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[quote=Anonymous]You don't need to stay home all day to police electronics. You can have a stated check-in policy that they all get charged in a central place in the house. Wake up before your kid, sweep them into your work bag, dispense as earned. Easier still, just unplug the modem on the way out the door and take that with you. Then learn how to suspend your child's phone, iPad whatever from your cellular plan. (There are ways. They've walked so many parents through it. You should probably learn before you need to do it next.)

Let school dispense consequences for missing school. You might communicate with them that you are working as a family to get your child there on time. However, you accept and welcome any detentions, late marks on work, etc. they may give him.

Make your child responsible for arranging or paying for transportation when he's late. He can walk, bike, pay for ride share, or reimburse for your mileage and time.

However late your child is getting out of bed in the morning, he could go to his room that much earlier the night before.

Definitely make sure that he has an alarm system that can't be ignored. There are alarms that shake the bed, alarms that crawl away from you, alarms that light up the room before making noise. Set multiple alarms. On a non-weekday, time how long his morning routine reasonably takes. Then set the alarms so that he has that much time plus 10 to 15 minutes more.

If you want to be encouraging, instead of just punitive, work together to make an appealing grab-and-go breakfast the night before. Ask if he needs help on the weekends getting clean clothes together for the week. Check in after dinner to see if you can assist with preparing food, sports clothing, etc. for the next day. Participate in a wind-down activity together before bed. Is there a book on tape you'd like to listen to together? Would he take an evening stroll with you or do some meditation?[/quote]

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