hi, what I do to try to save my self time is the night before I have my children pick out the clothes they would like to wear and put it on thier dresser so they know where it is , the backpacks are packed before bed with all there important homework or things they need for class. all communication book s are filled out and put back in the backpack so i don't forget . shoes coats ect.. are waiting at the front door ready to go and lunches are partially packed except for the stuff from the fridge,, I find this takes alot of madness out of my morning also if u need a routine u can try a chart such as stickers or stamps and when they have completed evrything they get to choose a special sticker to put on the chart , I find this makes my guys feel good and sets them out on a cheery day instead of constantly screamin. Also havin a specific routine evry morning helps as well. Mine is get up, washroom, brush teeth, get dressed, eat, hair, brush teeth again,get lunches, make sure all is in bag, coat, shoes and out the door all by 820 as my guys get the bus......best wishes and good luck

When my kids were in elementary school, I got so tired of hearing my voice ask the same questions over and over again: Did you make your bed? Did you brush your teeth?

So, I purchased a white board and three different colored markers. Each child was assigned a color. I wrote their To Do's on the white board. Then in the morning, all I had to say was, "Look at your chores on the white board. Whend you do one, erase it." If something wasn't erased, I knew it wasn't done and I'd redirect them to the board.

No more nagging, nagging, nagging.

If your kids are too young to read words, you can draw a picture of a toothbrush or a bed or whatever and they can erase that.

 

for us, it helps if there is some little incentive for doing well every day, then it's out of my hands if they decide to blow it. last year we had a little post on the frig and if they got off to school without nagging or reminders they got a little smiley face. they needed to have five smileys (100% compliance) in order to get the treat at the end of the week. i had to resist the temptation to nag them about making sure they got their smiley faces, but eventually it totally worked. this year madeleine is really with the program about being ready for school and carter is struggling, but it helped us move in the right direction. carter isn't as motivated by external rewards as madeleine is so still not too sure about what to do with that one. (btw, the prize was really silly-one downloaded kids tv show for 1.99 on itunes, but they didn't care, they loved it)

nagging is part of parenting no matter how much you try not to do u will still do it but here is a way to get them to get moving .

i only have 1 son that does it by himself and he is 10 my other kid that goes to school needs help dressing but i tell my oldest

" i live the house at 8:30 am if you are not dressed had breakfast and ur not ready to go iam going without you,or you go to school as you are"

give them each a chore they have to do each morning .like my son he has to make his bed ,make his breakfast,brish teeth and get dressed.he gets up at 7:40 am so he has plenty of time .

do the same to your kids ,first give the plenty of time like maybe get up 15 minuts earlier ,tell them what they have to do once or show them their chart if they have one .then tell them "you will be ready to do at ?what ever time you leave ,and if they are not ready they are going as they are . so if they are still in their pijamas take them to school that way if they did not brush their teeth ,no matter just tell them i hope they dont mind being toothless when they are older or have ugly teeth.within a few days they will soon pull their weight .unless you have kids that like to go to school half dressed.

dont stress yourself! if they dont make their bed let them sleep in it that way .and as they get older like teen years if they have to put their dirty clotehs in their basket but they wont well do as i do leave it there soon enought they will run out of clean clothes and you can say to tell thats your fault clothes will only get washed if they are in the loundry to get washed not on the floor for me to pick up.and to make it even beter when they do pick it up and epect you to do it  say to them "your to late i have done my washing already if you want clean clothes do it yourself."walk away it will teach them not to relly on you to much and learn to do things for them selfs.

my 10 year old knows how to get his own breakfast.feeds the cats,does the dished once a week,and vacum once a mth.iam not teching my autistic son to do the same .

I have 2 girls, 4 and 2 yrs old. I got frustrated with the morning routine of them changing 3-4 times before they could decide on what to wear. NOW, we do it at night. They each choose their own clothes, short, blouse, socks & place them in a box that is part of their toy boxes in their rooms. In the morning, my 4 yr old will go to the potty, then come back to the room & dress herself while I am getting breakfast ready. For breakfast I give them 1 of 2 choices, that's it. Then 4 yr old wakes 2 yr old and I change her.  They eat while I comb their hair with the desired bow, etc.  They eat while a show is playing and I put the timer on the tv and when the tv goes black it's time to go.  The backpack & lunch bags, I prep at night.   

i dont know if u do this or not but try waking them a half hr earlier and not allowing the tv on preferably at all in the mornings but atleast till each and every1 is ready. if the kids have a morning show they like to watch they will get ready faster and help each other get ready just so they can get in a little tv time.

We have a canvas that hangs in the closet.  Each cubby is labeled with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ect.  The girls clothes, shoes, and clothing items are in each cubby.  It hangs from the curtain rod.

The bags are packed the night before.  The lunches are packed the night before.  They only thing that isn't ready is brushing their teeth.

My husband gets the girls ready in the morning.  So I wanted to have everything ready for him so that there is no nagging.

julie

try this, works for me

http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1928/job-list-for-older-kids/