I wish everyday didn't have to start and end with a lot of yelling and screaming. On a normal morning where I feel rested and ready to start my day, it is horrible to have to yell at the kids several times to eat, then to put on their boots to get ready to go to school. I also need to ask them repeatedly to put on their boots, hats, mittens, and jacket. I am wondering why they don't think that what I am asking them to do is important. Sometimes I ask them to get ready 15 minutes before I actually have to go, just so I am not sitting on the stairs pushing a crying baby in his stroller while I wait for them to get ready.
When I wake them up (nicely with kisses) I hope that they will get out of bed and get dressed and head downstairs for breakfast. Those are the instructions I provide every morning. However, normally it involves me waking them up more than once, and then checking on them three times to see if they are getting dressed. If I don't actually look in their rooms, they won't be dressing, they will be sitting (or lying) on the floor and either playing or sleeping. Now before you think that they are tired, I send them to bed between eight and nine o'clock, and wake up time is around 7:30am, so I am not expecting them to function on just a little sleep (I save that speciality for me!!).
Also, don't get me started on the eating. I think this morning alone, I had to say "Eat!" at least 5 times each meal. I don't want to yell at my kids. So I am wondering what works for you to get your kids going? I need some tricks that might work? Please help!
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