Anonymous wrote:They take a shower/bath in the evening. Most of the prep for next day is done before bed.

My kids wake up and are handed a cup of warm milk. After drinking the milk, they use the toilet, and daily grooming - brush teeth, clean tongue, water pik, gargle, wash up, deo, cream, comb hair. They change into fresh clothes and get dressed..

Make their beds. Throw their dirty clothes in the hamper in the hallway. Put any dishes on the tray in the hallway. Empty their waste paper basket in the trash bag hanging on the banister. Quick "Good Morning" to our Gods at the family alter. These tasks may not get done occasionally because they are running late.

Then they come down to eat breakfast. Usually something they can grab and take to the car also if running late. Muffin sandwich with eggs, fruit, water. I usually load their bags, projects, gym stuff, lunch box etc in the car. I also warm the car in winter and we keep pillow and blankets in the car.

We have started doing our prayers in the car. So maybe 6 or 7 minutes of chanting on the road. Then they go to sleep for next 40 minutes under the blankets on their way to school.

My kids know how much time it takes them to do every step of getting ready to leave the house. I also have a wall clock in their bathroom so they know how much time they have.

Our mornings are not chaotic. My kids need around 40 minutes for getting out of the house. But, they can skip everything and be ready in 10 minutes also. That has happened too. It makes for a sucky start of the day for them. 40 minutes works great for them. I facilitate a lot of things and also have stuff ready to go. I wake up around 2 hours before they leave so that I can get dressed, fix breakfast and also do my yoga.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross - I would never eat or serve a PBJ that was made 15 hours earlier and refrigerated. Gag.

I don't think you understand how to prepare food

There is no way to prepare a PBJ the night before that is not disgusting. The bread will turn soggy. Unless you are not actually assembling the sandwich, in which case you are not actually making it the night before.

You put peanut butter on both bread slices and the jelly goes on top of the PB on one slice. This was taught to us in Catholic CCD back in the dark ages when one of our projects was making sandwiches, which a church employee would drive that night to the food bank and handed out the next day. The reason for this is because jelly directly on the bread is what makes it soggy but a layer of PB won’t make the bread soggy. Then you refrigerate it and it’s fine to eat the next day. There you go, a life pro tip from something I learned when I was 10.

I'm a chef and your make ahead PBJ technique is *chef's kiss*

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Anonymous wrote:Gross - I would never eat or serve a PBJ that was made 15 hours earlier and refrigerated. Gag.

I agree. It takes just a few minutes to make a lunch. At the very least, please make the sandwich part fresh. A sandwich that has been sitting in the frig overnight then in your lunch bag another few hrs is gross.

Good thing you’re not in charge of anyone but yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake up
Groom and dress
Breakfast
Affirmations and yoga
Instrument
Language
Math and reading
Walk to School

The whole toutine takes 1.5 hours including going to school. This is for a 7 year old only child. Bath, pack lunch and book bag happens the night before

Is this a real answer?

Yes this is a real answer, not a joke. OP specifically asked for things that help kids feel motivated and happy in the morning. Gentle movement and positivity is a great way to start the morning.

DH gets breakfast ready while I help the kid wake up and get ready to come down. And we only do 10 minutes of each activity. School is a 10 minute walk and being outside is important.

NP. And what time does your DC need to leave the house? My kid naturally gets up at 7:00, but we need to leave the house at 7:00, and we can’t start bedtime earlier than 6:30 due to job reasons.

We leave the house at 845. We chose our house bc of its proximity to school.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross - I would never eat or serve a PBJ that was made 15 hours earlier and refrigerated. Gag.

I agree. It takes just a few minutes to make a lunch. At the very least, please make the sandwich part fresh. A sandwich that has been sitting in the frig overnight then in your lunch bag another few hrs is gross.

Good thing you’re not in charge of anyone but yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross - I would never eat or serve a PBJ that was made 15 hours earlier and refrigerated. Gag.

I don't think you understand how to prepare food

There is no way to prepare a PBJ the night before that is not disgusting. The bread will turn soggy. Unless you are not actually assembling the sandwich, in which case you are not actually making it the night before.

You put peanut butter on both bread slices and the jelly goes on top of the PB on one slice. This was taught to us in Catholic CCD back in the dark ages when one of our projects was making sandwiches, which a church employee would drive that night to the food bank and handed out the next day. The reason for this is because jelly directly on the bread is what makes it soggy but a layer of PB won’t make the bread soggy. Then you refrigerate it and it’s fine to eat the next day. There you go, a life pro tip from something I learned when I was 10.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake up
Groom and dress
Breakfast
Affirmations and yoga
Instrument
Language
Math and reading
Walk to School

The whole toutine takes 1.5 hours including going to school. This is for a 7 year old only child. Bath, pack lunch and book bag happens the night before

Is this a real answer?

Yes this is a real answer, not a joke. OP specifically asked for things that help kids feel motivated and happy in the morning. Gentle movement and positivity is a great way to start the morning.

DH gets breakfast ready while I help the kid wake up and get ready to come down. And we only do 10 minutes of each activity. School is a 10 minute walk and being outside is important.

NP. And what time does your DC need to leave the house? My kid naturally gets up at 7:00, but we need to leave the house at 7:00, and we can’t start bedtime earlier than 6:30 due to job reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross - I would never eat or serve a PBJ that was made 15 hours earlier and refrigerated. Gag.

I agree. It takes just a few minutes to make a lunch. At the very least, please make the sandwich part fresh. A sandwich that has been sitting in the frig overnight then in your lunch bag another few hrs is gross.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross - I would never eat or serve a PBJ that was made 15 hours earlier and refrigerated. Gag.

I don't think you understand how to prepare food

There is no way to prepare a PBJ the night before that is not disgusting. The bread will turn soggy. Unless you are not actually assembling the sandwich, in which case you are not actually making it the night before.

You put peanut butter on both bread slices and the jelly goes on top of the PB on one slice. This was taught to us in Catholic CCD back in the dark ages when one of our projects was making sandwiches, which a church employee would drive that night to the food bank and handed out the next day. The reason for this is because jelly directly on the bread is what makes it soggy but a layer of PB won’t make the bread soggy. Then you refrigerate it and it’s fine to eat the next day. There you go, a life pro tip from something I learned when I was 10.

Nope. Still gross. But you enjoy!