I am always late. This is bad now that DD is starting regular school! I know I have to do better! We are on a totally laid back summer schedule right now. I quit my job in spring and we've been enjoying sleeping in, and my kids have always naturally stayed up late (10ish) and slept until 8ish.
How many hours of sleep does your kindergartener get at night? How long before you have to leave (or bus pickup) do you wake up him/her? Also, what is your routine? I.e. go potty, make bed, get dressed, breakfast, brush teeth, what else? I know to get everything ready the night before, but what else?? As I am totally bad at this on my own and always underestimate, I need help. Thank you!
Re: Chronically late. Help me with kindergartener schedule!
DD starts getting ready for bed at 8:00 lights out by 8:30. I have to wake her up at 7:30 in the morning, but she is usually up by 7:15 or so on her own. We have to leave the house at 8:25 to drive up to the school.
-After I wake DD up, she stays up stairs to make her bed and go potty. My rule is that she has to be down stairs by 7:45. That gives her about 5 minutes or so to hang out in her bed and wake up. While she is upstairs, I am making her breakfast.
-Then she eats breakfast and takes her inhaler.
-After that she goes upstairs to brush her teeth and get dressed. I meet her upstairs to help her with her hair if need be.
-Then we put on shoes, grab backpack, etc. and are out the door.
DS will start school after Labor Day so we will see how the schedule will change.
DS~4 years old~born November 6, 2010 (1st year of preschool)
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We have breakfast at 7:15 and that usually takes a half hour, because my kids are slow eaters. I pack DS's lunch and double check backpacks during this time. Then they brush teeth, potty, and get dressed.
I like to have them ready to go around 8am, even though we don't need to leave until 8:20. I give us that cushion of time just in case we're running behind.
DS is in bed by 8:00 pm. DS wakes up at 6:00-6:10 for the bus to come at 6:45. Our routine works if DS goes to bed right away to make it on time for bus pick up. I am not waking up at 5 am. DH puts things in the backpack in the morning.
Routine:
6:00-6:10 wake up
6:10-6:15 take of pajamas
6:15-6:20 bathroom
6:20-6:25 get dressed-underwear, shirt, shorts, socks
6:25-6:30 put shoes on
6:30-6:35 wash hands and brush teeth
6:35-get backpack on
Lay out clothes
Pack lunches ( unless we need a thermos etc then I make sure all is clean and ready to go)
Get packpack together- (we do homework as soon as I get home from work- before dinner and put it right in backpack)
Morning-
6:00 -6:30- I wake up first in the house and get ready, get lunches in lunch boxes
6:30-6:40- Set out breakfast
6:40-6:45- Get son up- make sure his clothes match/get dressed (he sleeps in his next days clothes most of the time now that he is 9- said that way it one less thing to do)
6:45-7:00- make sure his hair is brushed, shoes one, toothbrush laid out and eating breakfast
7:00- I leave- hubby gets ready for work- then he makes sure sons teeth are brushed and takes him to school on his way to work.
I'm not sure how the schedule will change when lil girl arrives- depends on how far away we find daycare. Prob just be me getting up earlier, feeding her and getting her ready. I can always lay out the other stuff for son and hubs can make sure he eats and such. We shall see
Then potty, bed made (my help), play till 7:20
Breakfast (in PJ) till 7:40
Brush teeth and wash up (and get PJ wet)
Get dressed.
8:00 DS1 and I leave for his bus/work
DH takes DS2 to daycare later.
I prep everything the night before and my morning routine takes 10 minutes since I often shower and wash hair at night (and don't restyle). When I work out and take shower in the morning I make sure to be done and dressed by 7:15.
Go potty and get dressed (clothes laid out the night before) while I make breakfast
Brush teeth, parents brush the kids' hair