Turn off the TV

Mornings are stressful.  There are many tasks to accomplish and only so much time to do so.  Once your children can read, put them in charge of their morning routine.  As you can see, my 5 year old Jack has 5 tasks, and my 8 year old Julia has 8 tasks.

I started these lists to make our mornings run smoothly - once the kids have accomplished their list of things to do  - they can watch TV or play a game with me.

Guess what they choose?  Jack is becoming an expert at "Go Fish", "Uno",  "Dominos" and "Skip-Bo".  It's all good.