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almostjennifer
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If you had school aged kids last year...
almostjennifer
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Give me your best tips for getting out the door for school in the mornings. I'm already worried about this!
SAHM to DD1 (7), DS (5) and DD2 (1)
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Re: If you had school aged kids last year...
Make sure the kids get plenty of sleep.
Double check that the alarm is set for the right time!
Lay out clothes the night before for yourself and children
I don't like to make the sandwiches the night before so I will get their snacks in their lunch bag the night before and then the morning of while the kids are eating breakfast, I will do their sandwich or whatever their main dish is for lunch and their drink
I have learned through my oldest playing games on me that breakfast in my house is the last thing to be done before leaving because they take forever eating and then its time to go and they are not ready so I made it a rule to get ready for school first then eat breakfast.
Absolutely NO T.V. in the mornings unless there is free time after breakfast before we head out the door
Leave room in your schedule for things to go wrong such as needing gas, a spill, a throwup, a tantrum...
Hope those help!
DD1, Kathleen 9/15/2007
Well, DS1 is going to prek-4 this year and it's only three days/wk from 11:50am-3pm. So, getting out the door is not a big deal.
However, NEXT year he'll start Kindergarden and that's from 7:50am-3pm. What i plan on doing is giving everybody a bath/shower the night before. I'll have their clothes laid out, so while they are dressing I'll get breakfast ready. I'll have to get up before DH gets up for work, so I'l have him set the alarm for me to take a quick shower before he has to get up. It'll be an adjustment, but I know I can do it.
Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
Early bed time!
Check the weather forecast first thing so you don't have to rethink outfits.
Have a routine (start the routine 2 weeks or so before school starts)
We have 3 school aged kids. They will all be in different schools this year.
For me the routine is the most important thing so now as they start 1st, 6th and 8th grade, they know what has to be done and in what order. I have never gotten them to school late.