[blparent] Request for ideas to help young kids to get ready forschool on time

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi.  I had been intending to mention the music like Melissa did, but she got 
to it first.  It really works.  My other suggestion is to plan some face to 
face conversation, or cuddle time, whatever fits best for your kids.  Even 
if you have to get them up ten or fifteen minutes earlier in the morning, at 
least what I've found with my child is that if we start out the day with 
some really good snuggle time, it sets the whole tone of the day to begin 
right.  At our house it goes like this--alarm sounds off, kid gets up and 
dressed, feeds the cat, makes sure she has all of her stuff ready to go for 
school, then we can snuggle on the bed till the clock strikes eight.  When 
the clock chimes, she has to get up and eat breakfast with her dad.  He 
takes her to school and I get on with my day, so it's in her best interest 
not to dawdle through her morning routine if she wants a decent amount of 
cuddle time, and she knows it.  Sometimes she wants to chat and sometimes 
she just wants to hug, but those few minutes in the morning have really 
turned into a wonderful connection point for us, stumbled upon by accident. 
When it doesn't happen, which is rare anymore, the whole day tends to be out 
of sync.

Jo Elizabeth

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Jennifer Bose via blparent
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 10:14 AM
To: blparent
Cc: Jennifer Bose
Subject: [blparent] Request for ideas to help young kids to get ready 
forschool on time

Hi, fellow blind parents. I hope my message finds you all well.

We have two wonderful daughters, and the oldest one has just started
kindergarten this week. As is the case for so many families, we have a
lot to do in the morning. I typically get up somewhat earlier than the
kids, which I enjoy doing and which cuts down on the craziness
somewhat, allowing me time to get myself organized before I wake them
up. My husband is not as much of a morning person, but helps out
particularly well with giving the girls breakfast. He travels quite a
bit for work, though. I'm writing to you all because I wonder if any
of you have come across fun, engaging ways to prompt your kids to
notice that time is ticking away and they need to focus on getting
ready for school. We already do some organizing the night before,
which is helpful. I'm wondering if there are other things that could
go along with my verbal prompts and the direct help I give them with
getting dressed and brushing their teeth and hair, etc. Like all kids,
they get distracted and playful, and I appreciate that. Maybe you know
of a good clock or timer or something else that could be an additional
audiovisual aid that could help me keep them on task.

I have set my iPhone timer for 15 minutes while the girls and I raced
around, cleaning up their toys in the living room, and that has been a
successful technique, more fun than yelling at them to clean up. I'm
just thinking of something along similar lines to help me and my
husband prompt them positively in the morning, rather than turn into
frantic parents who resort to threats and orders. Please let me know
your suggestions.

Thanks for your continued collective wisdom, everyone.

Jen

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