kids and mornings

angelicdisgrace

Omg is it only my child that takes forever to get moving in the morning. I lay everything out for him on his bed so after he's out of the shower all he has to do is put on his clothes. I swear he gets a.d.d. from the shower to his room, he'll play with the cat, look out the window, look at the turle, look at the light. I mean come on child move your butt! I have been blurting out "HURRY UP" for the past hour! Now we're late for school. arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh :sad: :sad: :sad:

nas24

LOL, too funny, but sorry you have to deal with it. Maybe he was sent here to teach you patience

Enforcer25

No, last year my daughter was the late one, this year it is my son, so maybe next year they will both be on time. I have to plan ahead in the morning to keep them on track so we can leave on time, so no, you aren't the only one. LoL.

sophjakesmom

You are not alone, I promise you! my 14 year old is just as bad. I set some intermediate alarms so that I can judge what progress she has made and can give you check points. Good luck!! Some days are better than others.

nmerley

I hear yeah. Alot of mornings I miss my workout due to this same problem. I either have to get up at 4am to get it in or sleep til 5am and do it in evening. Just dont let the stress of the morning turn u to food. That is what I fight most. I get stressed and look for comfort food. Dont know how old your child is but I have a 18-14-3 and trust me it doesnt get better with age. Sometimes I think the 3yr old is the best in the mornings lol

ajfranzen77

Ya my kids like to take there time too! However mine are 4 and almost 3 so I still help them dress. If they don't get started by themselves I step in and pull them over to me and get it started. I don't know how old your son is, but if he is still young enough you could tell him that if he can't do it by himself you will start to dress him as if he were a baby. Just an idea, might make him think twice about taking his time. Good Luck

_beachgirl_

I have been pretty lucky, but I've had mornings like that too, enjoy them, they grow up so fast, then you miss it!

crazytxmom

You are NOT alone! And I think that "Hurry up!!" somehow translates to "We've got all day honey, take your time!" in kid-speak. That's the only rational explanation I have.

NotGoddess

I'm dealing with that right now. I've given my youngest 5 more minutes to get dressed. Sigh I know it'll be at least 10. We're all waking up a lot earlier (6am when they have to be to school at 8:40). Doesn't mean they get ready any faster but the 'ack! we're late!' hasn't happened so far.

Reneda

Same problem here... We've started having a checklist each morning on a dry erase board that she gets to check off as she gets things done.. So far, it is working except on days when my husband or myself are off of work... Then she thinks that she gets to stay home too... :-( She's 7 going on 13.

kim_mc

sounds just like our house! LOL!

La_Amazona

haha I don't have kids but at least your kid isn't like I was. every single morning i'd give my mom HELL. i'd fight her, scream, cry, KICK her ( :frown: ), whatever.. and I was a little girl in kindergarden! I hated waking up early. As a matter of fact I still do that every morning but to my dh.

ItsCasey

It's obviously different when you're dealing with little kids, but when my brother, sister, and I were teenagers, my mom would leave us at home if we weren't ready to go on time. She wasn't playing around, and we knew it.

crystalslight

We have this problem at our house.
One thing that has worked good for us. Is they can't have breakfast until they have cleaned their rooms and they are dressed. That seems to be motivation enough. Especially if we're having pancakes with chocolate chips
Once when my daughter was late. I let her go to school with her hair a mess (it was so hard for me to do). But now when I say she'll be going to school with her hair a mess. Man she get's moving!!

Lizzy_Sunflower

I feel your pain on this one.

we have to give them an hour before time to go so they have time to dawdle before they leave for school.

like you say, try to do as much as you can the day before, including pick out what they are eating for breakfast.

*if* my two EVER get ready early they are allowed to play a handheld video game until time to go (usually reserved for weekends only)

good luck, it gets easier

SabrinaJL

Dont know how old your child is but I have a 18-14-3 and trust me it doesnt get better with age. Sometimes I think the 3yr old is the best in the mornings lol

That. I have a 17 year old who still drags *kitten* half the time.