School run with Toddlers...need I say more?

[BlackCatinaWoollyhat]

I am completely fed up this morning! It has been one long battle from trying to get her to eat breakfast to fighting to get her dressed then there is the jumping in puddles and kneeling on a wet floor just for the hell of it.
How the hell am I going to get her ready for nursery next year?

I feel your pain. I find mornings a lot easier when I've left plenty of time to get things done, and sometimes got things sorted the night before.

I am right there with you. I have on occasion interrupted the Get Dressed Battle and just chucked him in the car in PJs so that his sis won't be late for school. I'd just do what you can, wing it as much as poss and if you can prepare anything the night before, you'll be under less pressure. Good luck!

Yeah, you have to get up early

Which is fine, when you're not sleep deprived, and absolutely impossible when you are.

FWIW - I do the pre school run with my 3 and 1 year olds and every other morning I go to the gym first and still have time to shower, dry and straighten my hair and put on make up.

6 months ago when the baby was waking 9 times a night it would have been impossible.

Oh - and the star chart has worked wonders for us. My 3 year old gets a star for dressing herself, not making a fuss over having her hair put up, putting her shoes on etc.

She gets threatened with a star being taken off for ignoring me when I ask her to do these things.

How old is she?
Do you walk or drive to school?
How many school children do you have?

Here is what works for us (DS x4 ages 8, 7, 3.7 aka InsaneToddler, 20 months):
No fights - InsaneToddler either eats, or he doesn't eat.
He either gets dressed, or he doesn't.
He gets a choice of 2 cereals. He gets a choice of 2 t-shirts. If he does not chose, I chose for him.

He goes to school with an empty stomach and half/not dressed if he choses to.
My doublebuggy is My Friend - I am still stronger than him and I will wrestle him in if I have to. I don't shout, I just do it.
Before the summer holidays I had misguided ambitions that he should always walk to school (10min walk, he is more that capable of this), but after a few school runs during which I literally had to drag him behind me kicking and screaming whilst pushing DS4 in the buggy with one hand... The double buggy is My Friend.

I really hope some of this helps.
Don't fret about next year just yet.
Time passes and they become less insane - or so I keep telling myself.