The best back to school tips are to have your child pick out his or her clothes the night before and either lay them out on a desk or hang them on the front of the closet doors so that they are ready first thing in the morning.
Also have them pack their book bag and all non-perishable items in their lunchbox and have it ready to go. They can choose their breakfast and have the cereal box or pop-tart choice sitting on the counter for faster preparation.
This is a wonderful way to have stress free mornings, and it is teaching your children valuable organizational skills. Having them make these decisions the night before ensures that they have time to do this themselves. Making their own decisions is an important life skill that can not be underrated. Great advice!
All good ideas but I trust you are giving them a better rounded breakfast than pop-tarts. They are really "junk food". Check the label please, for your childrens sake. There are plenty of healthy options, just a quick.
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Tip: Prepare For School The Night Before (08/20/2009)
Have your kids take a shower or a bath at night and have them pick their clothes out at night, this will make a smoother morning.
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Have your kids take a shower or a bath at night and have them pick their clothes out at night, this will make a smoother morning.
By Wendy from Enid, OK
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RE: Prepare For School The Night Before
That is exactly what we do and it works out fantastically! Our mornings are so much more calmer now that we are doing this! (09/19/2007)
By Dana
RE: Prepare For School The Night Before
We have a boy and a girl and they are still young enough to take a bath together. We've always done night-time bath and yes it makes for smoother mornings. It would be just too rushed to try and do baths before school. I think it helps them get to sleep better too. We do dinner, bath, story-time and then bed-time. Kids need a schedule.
They don't choose their clothes, I do that in the morning while they are eating breakfast or having some free time. I lay the clothes out on their beds. (09/19/2007)
Hello all, I am a granny to 18 kids now---but when I was raising my 4, I did exactly this---all of us were cranky in the morn, including me, so baths/showers the nite before and they got to pick out their own clothes and each had their own pile on the couch before they went to bed. Was sooo much less stress in those days---and it sounds like it still works very well today!!! Annie (09/19/2007)
