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How do you cope with mornings

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Fairyloo · 03/09/2012 10:26

Hi,

Not sure if this is right place so apologies if not!!

My 7 year old although lovely, is so slow and dawdling in the morning it's driving me mad. She needs telling and warning loads of times to get up and ready and it takes us ages to get up and ready.

What tactics do you use to get out on time!!

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twinkerbell · 03/09/2012 10:29

I have the same problem, almost always she is too tired after not going to bed a decent time the night before. I have to have rules (although they are very often bent) about no TV until she has had a wash, get dressed before breakfast (because she takes an age to eat her breakfast) and I have told her somedays the if she is late for registration SHE has got to tell her teacher why because "Ive been up since... so its not because of me ." lol

booomy · 03/09/2012 10:30

My DS is only 1, but I often take my nieces to school and it's infuriating. When I arrive they are sat there dawdling (9 & 11, although the 9yo is far far worse). They just find rubbish to distract them! Watching this with interest as nagging doesn't work, neither does, "fine your going to school without hair done if your not ready by 8.15" etc.

savoycabbage · 03/09/2012 10:31

Mine is the same and she is nearly nine. She doesn't seem to be able to move from one thing to the next.

We have just started making her get dressed before she has her breakfast because she seems to come down and loll around before she has her breakfast and then it's late and I have to launch into full yelling mode.

I have the table set for breakfast with the milk and everything and she gets on with that herself. And I keep jam, honey, vegemite and butter on the table. And knives. She can make her own toast but she doesn't usually bother.

ItIsHowItIs · 03/09/2012 10:41

My kids know they have to leave the breakfast table at 7.45, I show them on the clock several times during breakfast and tell them how many more minutes they have. And if they are not at the door ready to go at 8.00 they will go in their pyjamas with no teeth cleaned. I do help the 5 y.olds get dressed so it goes more quickly, but if they mess around I leave them to themselves and it usually gets them moving.

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