Comments on: Establishing a Before School Routine

By: Back to School Organization - Pulling Curls

Back to School Organization - Pulling Curls — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:36:14 +0000

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By: Hilary

Hilary — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:39:33 +0000

In reply to Crystal. There isn't a before school checklist. Our's probably varies a lot from yours. I'd just make a similar set-up just add the before school stuff. :)

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:02:41 +0000

In reply to After School Checklist - Pulling Curls. I cannot seem to find the before school check list. The link takes me to the After School check list.

By: After School Checklist - Pulling Curls

After School Checklist - Pulling Curls — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:44:07 +0000

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By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 28 May 2015 13:18:40 +0000

In reply to Millie. I KNOW, I don't love that school starts SO early. I know it's for the working parent crowd, but it seems so unfair for littles who COULD sleep in (and tardies are SUCH a huge issue at our school).

By: Millie

Millie — Wed, 27 May 2015 20:35:12 +0000

It’s pretty hard to get little ones out that early! My oldest (8th grade) goes to school at 7:25, but I have to drive her and get her out the door. I wish school started later and didnt get out as early (she gets out at 2:30)

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:23:46 +0000

In reply to Ruth. I just hate that my 5 year old has to wake up at 6:15 to get ready for school. Just seems so early! That's what I would throw the towel in. I'm well aware that homeschool would require some serious structure too. :) Mostly I wish school started at 9 like it did when I was a kid. :(

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 03:45:26 +0000

I have kids in public school and I also homeschool. If you “throw in the towel and homeschool” you will have to fight for the structure. I had to tell my 16yo son today that starting tomorrow, if he doesn’t get up on time each day, that is a poison pill for any privileges that day. (He’s 6’2″. I can’t physically force him out of bed.) Having to bend my life to someone else’s structure forces me to do what needs to be done on schedule. Our homeschool has to work around the daily public school routine. (And I get kids on and off the bus throughout the day because they are young & doing half days, etc.) It’s inconvenient but it’s good for me. But I agree it’s stressful. When they are on the bus, I feel so relieved because the chaotic rush and panic is passed for now. But then I have to go push my homeschoolers to start school. In short, I think it’s a lot harder to keep structure when it isn’t forced upon you.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:38:09 +0000

In reply to Havok. Dang it that we have more than one bathroom! It's ruined everything! :)

By: Havok

Havok — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:34:34 +0000

My mom did the turn-on-my-bedroom-lights thing for me, too. Even once i started working, and wasn’t up and out of my room about ten minutes after my alarm woke up – it came in handy a few times!
So far as the tooth-brushing, my mom knew if I did mine or not, simply because the only sink for me to do it at was the bathroom off my parents’ bedroom! Instant accountability.