What does your morning routine with kids and school run look like?

[Chippingbird23]

Just that really? I wake earlier then the kids and some mornings are fab and easy and others are like hectic and that’s before I’ve even started work

[Twizbe]

Similar to others.

I wake up at 5:30 and get myself dressed and have breakfast in peace while DH goes for a run.

Kids up at 7 and I get toddler dressed and DH helps reception kid get dressed, teeth and faces washed and downstairs.

Milk in front of Hey Duggee and Bluey while DH and I make the kids breakfast, empty to dishwasher and pack school bags.

After second Bluey they know it's breakfast time during Go Jetters.

During Peter Rabbit I go for a wee and get school bags, shoes, coats out ready.

After Peter Rabbit it's going out wees and I make a coffee for the walk.

DH helps get the kids in coats and shoes and we're out the door by 8:15. Pram and scooters out the car and we're off by 8:20 at the latest.

[TiddleTaddleTat]

Up at 7.40
Dressed by 7.50
Wake DD 7.50
Make tea and Heat up packed lunch (thermos) by 8
Breakfast 8.10
Leave for school 8.25
Back home at my desk 8.45

[cliffdiver]

6am: I get up, start lunches and have a cup of tea.

6.30am: DD2 wakes, she gets dressed, brushes teeth and will do some homework, or play

6.30-6.55am: I'll finish lunches and have a shower

6.55am: I wake DD1, she has a wash, gets dressed, and brushes teeth

7am: DH gets up, I get dressed and do hair, hurry DD1 along

7.25-7.35am: DDs and I leave, I drop them to breakfast club on the way to work

[HardbackWriter]

In theory:

6am I get up, meditate and drink a cup of tea in peace before showering, getting dressed and doing my make-up
6.45 I wake the baby (nearly 1) up and give him his bottle
7 I wake up DS1 (3.5)
7.10 Breakfast
7.25 I clear up quickly then read them a book
7.35 I dress DS2 and DS1 dresses himself in the clothes I've lifted out
7.45 Teeth and wash faces
7.55 Coats and shoes on
8.00 Leave house. I drop them at nursery and get back and make myself a cup of coffee before logging on a few minutes before my 8.30 start time

In reality:
6.40 I wake up when DH slams the door behind him as he leaves and go 'fuck, fuck, fuck'. I have a quick shower, throw on clothes and maybe wash my hair
OR 5.30 the baby wakes up. By 6.45 I am a broken woman
7.00 I wake up DS1 and proceed to keep waking him up over and over again for 10 minutes while also giving his brother his bottle
7.15 we finally make it downstairs for breakfast
7.35 I contemplate whether it's quicker to read a book or deal with upset over not reading the book and then find the shortest book in our house to read
7.40 I dress the baby while asking DS1 to put on his socks approximately 1000 times
7.55 I tell DS1 that if he doesn't get dressed I will dress him and he finally puts his top on
8.00 Teeth and wash faces while trying to suppress panic
8.05 Put on coats and shoes which inexplicably takes forever
8.15 Finally leave house, half run to nursery while dissuading interest in 'int'resting sticks' because 'We. Are. Late'
8.20 Argh, there's a queue at nursery
8.35 Run through my door and fling myself at my computer, 5 minutes late and with a feeling of being harassed and behind that will follow me throughout the day

I wouldn't exactly recommend our routine...

[Babyfg]

Wake up half six- get my self sorted do a quick house job like put on a wash on or empty dishwasher.
7-get children up and dressed straight away, make beds (kids make their own except baby).
7.25 brush teeth
7.35 down stairs kids have breakfast, do daughters hair, lunch boxes (made the night before) in bags

1. Do a quick tidy of breakfast bits

8.20 out the door.

I have 3 that are 5 and under (5,3 and 1) so they need support and things can take awhile but I'm hoping this will streamline more as the baby gets bigger 😬🤞

This is all on a good day, if we wake up late or have a tantrum or something it's basically do what you need to do to get them out the door and deal with the rest later

[feelingdizzy]

I brought my kids up as a single parent and did all the bag packing, military precision mornings for almost 2 decades . Now they have left home alarm goes off at 7 am , I'm usually awake already though . I get up have my tea and toast in bed with the cat , then get up about 7.30 and head off to work about 7.50 .
It's great

[SoftPillow]

Similar military precision to previous poster, everything ready and planned for most efficiency. I've literally broken the whole morning down and found every time / faff saving option.

I'm up at 6.35
Kids up at 6.50
DH leaves at 7
We ideally leave 7.25, 7.33 very very latest.

Top tips:

• kids dressed after breakfast and teeth to save stains and last minute changes
• clothes downstairs
• tooth brushing downstairs
• chunkier cereal is quicker than smaller stuff like coco pops
• bowls, cereal, spoons all out night before. Even my teabag is in the cup the night before

[SoftPillow]

Oh and sometimes we have a 'car breakfast' of a brioche role and fruit if we're running late.

And they know that I will take them to school in PJs, no messing. So fine, tantrum all you want but I'll grab you as you are, put you in the car and carry your uniform with me if you're lucky.

[Intothelight123]

Alarm goes off at 7:15 I turn it off and ignore
Alarm goes off at 7:30 I snooze it until 7:40
Drag myself out of bed and into leggings and a hoody
Dress children
Put hood up to cover the greasy hair and walk to school at 8:15

[ButWhereDidTheWindComeFrom]

I am up at 5.30. I put on a wash, make lunches and pack bags. I pack my lunch (when not WFH). I wake the Dcs at 6-6.15. The older one has a shower. The younger one has bathed the evening before. I lay out clothes. Older one has ASD and still needs alot of time and attention and help. They do teeth, asthma medication. They get dressed. they then have up to 10 minutes on their tech. I feed dogs and cats. Change litter tray for cats and we leave at 7.20 am. I try and make an easy breakfast of toast with eggs or toast with baked beans. Sometimes I make nutella sandwiches and they eat in the car.

If I am wfh I am back from the school run about 8.50 and then make coffee and start work. Otherwise I am in the office about 8.40.

[SarahAndQuack]

The kittens wake us up around 6.30-7.

DP and DD go downstairs and feed them and DD, and DP comes up to shower, and bring me a cup of tea. Or (more rarely), DD and I do the same for DP.

DD refuses to get in the shower.

I go get dressed, draw curtains, sort out the washing up that's been drying from last night etc.

DD refuses to get out of the shower.

DP window vacuums everywhere.

DD refuses to get dressed.

I make coffee.

DD refuses to brush her teeth.

We all sit down for ten minutes or so with coffee/dregs of tea and I do DD's hair and listen to her refusing to put her shoes on.

8.45: DP or I walks her down the road to school.

[thewhatsit]

Wow some of you are incredible!

If it has reached 7.20 or so and kids aren’t up then I get up on my own. Quick 2 min shower and lay out cereals. Depending if anyone is awake, lay out clothes too (or do when they are awake). Wake up kids by 7.40. Straight to breakfast.
Dressed by 8 and then teeth, putting together book bag, grab whatever is needed for the school run, quickly moisturise my face etc - out the door 8.15 ish.

If kids wake up earlier, say between 7-7.30 if weirdly feels like we have loads of time and I’ll have done full make up and the TV will be on for them to watch over breakfast.

[SarahAndQuack]

I love that @hardbackwriter. (I cross posted with you and only just saw yours).

[HerRoyalNotness]

I wake at 5.30, stay in bed until 5.45, get eldest up, see him out the door at 6.15.

Go back to bed

Wake up again at 7.15, get the two youngest up at 7.30-7.45.
Wave one off at 8.15, and either drive the other to preschool 8.25 or wait for the bus at 8.45 to pickup (depending on day)
I go for a walk for half an hour
Start my uni work.

They don’t really ‘do’ breakfast which makes it easier or they’ll help themselves to something quick

[GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal]

Since Covid and WFH, I sit in bed whilst DH gets up with the kids and brings me a coffee which I drink whilst he supervises breakfast and piano practice. Then they come back up and I supervise washing and dressing for the three of us before taking them to school whilst DH logs on for the day.

I'm dreading DH going back to the office tbh, he leaves before any of us are usually awake.

[dgall12]

Up at 5:10-5:20, make a coffee and do 30-45mins of work. 6am go to get a shower and get ready for the day, eat breakfast, put a wash on, make the lunches etc.
Get the toddler up at 7 and get her ready, leave the house at 7:20 to drop her at the childminders and start the 35 minute commute to work.

[Littleducks]

Mine is fluid and relaxed.

Monday this week I took kids to gym 6am-7am. Sometimes ill make nice breakfasts like pancakes or eggs or waffle.

I have a had to be up latest by time for each kid and will wake them off they not anyway up by then. Dd often is up early rarely need to wake her, she leaves at different times forensic what's on in that day at school, if I'm being supergenerous will do her off in car. ds1 needs to be woken by 7 he leaves to walk by 7.50. Ds2 largest walker up time is 7.30 to leave for school at 8.15 it's a short walk.

[SarahAndQuack]

I am terrified by all the people getting up before 6am. That's not a time to wake up! That's the middle of the night!

What time do you all get to bed?

[Littleducks]

Used to try and set stuff out day before etc but didn't find it saved time.

[HastaLaVistaBebe]

6.45 I get up, shower, dress, make up
7.00 Wake up DH and DC (primary school age)
7.15 Breakfast - DC still in PJs
7.30 DC get dressed - clothes laid out night before on kitchen sofa
7.45 Depart for school drop off at 8
8.30 Arrive at work

[Quornflakegirl]

Dh and I get up at 6:45 and get dressed. I wake the dc at 7am, they dress while I go down and make breakfast. Dh leaves for work at 7:30. Dc and I have breakfast from 7:20-7:40 and leave for school run at 8:15.

[FlamingRoses]

My children are 8&6. They can wake me at 7:30 but I’m usually awake (but not up).

They get themselves ready - tidy beds, brush teeth and get dressed. I do their hair.

They then go and make their own breakfast.

Shoes on at 8:15 and out the door.

Packed lunch and bags done day before.

[AltheaVesr1t]

Wake up at 7, make tea. Wake DD. 7:15 - Drink tea while DD (10) eats breakfast and fills water bottle etc.
7:45 - Do DDs hair, check bag.
DD assures me she is perfectly ready and only has to put her shoes on, so I fill the dishwasher, etc and make more tea. So far so good.
At 18:15, ask DD to get shoes and coat on to leave at 8:20.
8:15-8:25 DD invariably faffs with some super important thing that can't possibly not be done right now (sometimes it is the redoing of the just done hair).
8:25 DD needs another drink and a wee
8:30 Finally shove DD and DH out the door, with somewhere between 1/3 to all of us having a strop.

[Shsui]

I wake up at 5 with the baby (9 months) let him play whilst I cook a full dinner. I can’t believe I am writing this but I have done this for the past few years now.
Wake the 6&4 years old at 6, breakfast, teeth, toilet, shower, dressed, spelling and reading and bits of homework for the 6 years old. Get dressed myself. Get the cycles out and they cycle to school and I walk then catch the train to work. About 45 minutes cycle.

[Desert76]

I have one in secondary, one in primary.
They set their own alarms, get their own breakfast, pack their bags in the morning or night before. I do make sure all uniform and kit is washed and ready on Sunday evening.

I wake up at 7, and am downstairs by 7.30. I feed the pets and make the packed lunches for everyone, but otherwise everyone does their own thing.
DC1 usually appears downstairs around 7.30 too, DH and dc2 often not until after I leave for work.

I leave at 8 for work, and I drive past dc's school, so she usually gets a lift, otherwise makes her own way on foot.
Dc2 gets dropped off by DH on his way to work- he leaves at 8.30.