Get Stuck in a Rut!

Sometimes being stuck in a rut is good- routine is comforting and efficient.  Make a routine for you and your kids each night to make the morning flow more smoothly.  My twins were at the age where they wanted to do everything for themselves.  Rather than have the morning fight over what we would wear each day, I solved the problem by laying everyone’s clothes out the night before- yes, it’s one of the oldest tricks in the book, but that’s because it works! 

I have a small bench in the boys’ room, and every night before bed, their pants, shirts, shoes, and socks are all laid out and ready to go, and the boys have happily gotten up and dressed themselves without issue since they were three.  Socks, preschool nap mats, coats, backpacks, and lunches are all readied the evening before as well, and ready to grad on the way out the door, including mom and dad’s!