How It Started
I used to be that mom who would wake up the kids, and I would rush them and yell, “Come on, we going to be late.”
I don’t know what made me self reflect. Like this isn’t working. I didn’t want to be that mom. Also, it’s not good for the kids frame of mind to be in when they went to school.
My kids must have been about 6,4, and 2. Also the age when I changed my parenting habits. But that’s a story for another time. I came up with a plan that might just help everyone keep their sanity.
I decided to try something new. Which took effort on my part because I was a young mom who loved her sleep. Every day at 6 am, I would go into each one of my children’s rooms and turn on the light to say “good morning” and nothing else.
Then I would go start breakfast or perhaps pick out their outfit for the day if they didn’t do so the previous night. I would also take this time to make sure my stuff is ready for the day.
They needed to wake up at 6:30 am, so about 6:20 am. I would go back to their rooms and say 10 min we need to get up. This is usually when they would slowly crawl out of their beds and start getting dressed. They didn’t get grumpy with me, I didn’t have to raise my voice it was the smoothest our mornings have gone in a while I was like this could work.
This was our routine every school year. Yes, I had to wake up an extra 30 minutes every morning, but the harmony in the mornings were worth it.
Hows It Going
Now fast forward to their teen years. My kids sleep upstairs now. I wasn’t about to yell up the stairs. Besides who likes getting yelled at. Teens can be stubborn about their sleep so this mama got creative. Why should I wear out my delicate voice when I can use doorbells to get the job done.
I bought 3 wireless door bells 🔔 https://amzn.to/48bJeYq (from Amazon of course.)I put the receivers in their rooms and the button-down stairs. This not only helped to give them the extra encouragement to get out of bed. It also doubled as a way to get my child to come down stairs if I needed them.
Although it’s not a perfect system, it does help keep the harmony still happening in the mornings 😀. I hope you enjoyed this post. Until next time, have a blessed day. Don’t forget to hit the like button.
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