We all know the mornings … your child doesn’t want to wake up, let alone leave the bed. Getting dressed is a whole other issue. Brushing teeth? Right … Breakfast … yeah would be nice … oh, and actually leaving the house … good one!

𝙎𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝟥 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮:

𝟣. 𝘕𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵!

That’s right, mom and dad. Wake up a little earlier when everyone is still sleeping. Drink your cup of coffee and breathe. Let your body and brain wake up softly before the craziness starts.

𝟤. 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙥 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 … 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣

– Pack the school bag and sports gear.

– Prepare the lunch box and put it in the fridge.

– Put shoes and essentials in a visual, easy-to-see place.

– Lay the breakfast table, and for things that don’t need to be out, prep them at night (like eggs) so they’re ready in the morning.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 …

Yes, you are allowed to let your child sleep in tomorrow’s clothes and change them later in the day. Anything that helps, really. You are not a bad mom/dad for taking the easy option in times of need.

If your child isn’t at that point, laying clothes out in a grab-and-go spot would be the next option … possibly even in the sequence of which clothes to put on first (underwear, socks, shirt, etc.).

𝟥. 𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

“𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘥” … 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.

– So do everyone (including yourself) a favor and start your whole wake-up routine half an hour early. (Yes, I hear you: what the heck, Svenja, if they don’t wake up at 9 how can they wake up at 7?)

– Use a gentle, consistent wake-up method (light alarm clock, favorite song).

– Allow 5–10 minutes of a calming activity. It could be stretching, but better yet cuddles or listening to music before starting tasks.

– Avoid jumping straight into demands (“Get up!”, “Get dressed!”, “Breakfast!!”). This reduces morning meltdowns.