Morning schedules when you have age gaps...

Sammysu

What is your morning schedule like when you have more than one child? My girls are spread out in age and I was thinking should I get them all up at the same time in the morning, or should I wake one up, then the next and then the next? What works for you? And what time works for you to wake everyone up?  DD#3 usually wakes up at 5:30 or 6am every morning which is hard but the other two dont start school until 8:30 and 9am. Then it usually consists of breakfast, brushing hair and teeth, getting dressed and making sure everything is together in backpack.

BTW the girls first day of school is Today too.

NJBrit

I have three stepkids and they all wake up at different times. I keep a little schedule printed out on the inside of one of my cabinets for reference if I forget. All of their alarms are set for their wake up time each morning, and they are expected to get out of bed on their own. I'm normally packing lunches or doing laundry while the older two are getting ready, and then I help the youngest get ready through his entire routine. It might be more difficult for you though since your girls are a bit younger.

ali-1411

DS gets up for school at 6:30 and he gets on the bus at 6:55.  I drink my coffee until DD wakes up, which could be anywhere between 6:30 and 8am.

I stay home though, so we don't have a morning routine.  DD wakes up whenever she wakes up, we don't have to be anywhere.

shouldbworkin

DS wakes up at 7 am on his own and just has a little more time to putz around in the AM.  I get DD up at 7:30 so that she has enough time to wake up and eat.  Her school starts at 8:30 and DS doesn't start until 9.  Generally they eat bfast at the same time, get dressed at the same time, but they leave for school at different times.  Seems to work ok for us.

DandelionMom

My oldest (9) needs to leave the house first so she wakes up first (at about 6:30).  She eats, showers, dresses, and then reads until her carpool arrives at 7:40.  The younger two (6 and 4) wake up on their own usually but if they're not up by 7:30, I wake them up.  They eat together, take turns with the shower, and get ready and need to leave by 8:40. 

I try to get up and get ready before anyone else but if that doesn't work, I just put my hair in a ponytail and shower after all the drop-offs. 

I usually try to have backpacks and lunches packed the night before. 

SWmama

I get up at 6:30, get dressed, brush teeth, etc. SS gets up at 6:45 and gets himself ready for school. While he's getting his shoes on, I wake up DD and change her diaper and put her in the car seat. We're out the door by 7.

Since I SAH I see no reason for DD to get dressed since we're just running to the school and back.

neverblushed

We are just sorting this out in our house, since it's DS's first year of kindergarten, and my first year back to teaching.

They basically get up at the same time, so that I can get breakfast for everyone, make sure everyone's teeth and hair are brushed, make 3 lunches, and get everyone out the door.

The exception to this is that if either kid needs to take a shower in the morning, that kid's alarm gets set for 15 minutes earlier than the other kid.  They can choose whether to shower in the evening or wait until the morning, but they can't BOTH shower in the morning.  So, they have to work it out between the 2 of them at the start of the week.

mylesmomma

DH & I get up and start lunch for DS#1 and lay out clothes for both.  Then get them both up and eating.  For me its easiest to have them both moving in the same direction  

jamie.renee

I have 3 girls (8, 6, and 16 months), 2 of which leave for school at the same time.  One showers at night and the other in the morning so I am not spending forever doing their hair lol.  Even when one doesn't shower they get up at the same time.  Usually the youngest is already up and had a cup of milk.  Once the older 2 are dressed we eat breakfast and finish up packing lunches (I do most the night before but make sandwiches/wraps/heat up soup in the morning).  I get the kids up about an hour before their bus comes.  This gives them plenty of time to do everything and not have to rush.  I HATE stressful mornings where we are rushing around.  I try to get up early enough to shower before I get them up but if my youngest is already up I wait until my husband comes home from PT right before the older girls get on the bus.  Once I am showered the youngest gets dressed.

 Clothes and backpacks are always ready to go the night before and shoes always are by the door.  It makes things so much easier since they know right when they wake up what they are putting on.