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Daily routines for children help them learn to be responsible. Use printable routine charts with your children to increase competence and confidence. Learning life skills leads to independent and self-sufficient children. Safety skills and personal hygiene foster growth and responsibility for children.
You want to get organized and get your kids on a daily routine. So grab this free daily schedule template for kids and start today! Have you ever had a day you wondered “Where did all the time go” at the end of a busy day with your kids? You felt like you did a…
Pop into any moms’ Facebook groups and you’ll hear: “My child fights bedtime. What can I do?” “My son doesn’t listen in the morning and I’m always late for work. What helps you get out the door?” “My daughter has epic tantrums after school. What is going on?” These are all really typical childhood issues….
Are you routinely dealing with crying, anger, or backtalk after school? Does someone in your family have after-school meltdowns? If so, you’re not alone. Without fail, every September I’d hear this concern from at least two or three parents: “Mrs. Wahlgren, is Suzy having problems at school? When she comes home every afternoon, she bursts…
A kids’ morning routine chart helps families have calm mornings. Teach your child how to use the morning routine for better mornings. The school bus is about to arrive and your daughter still doesn’t have her shoes on. You needed to pile into the minivan five minutes ago and your son can’t find his backpack….
Packing a school lunch is one chore parents dread. Teach your children to pack their own lunch with free printables. If you ask any parent what they dread the most about the school year, many will say packing school lunches. It is relentless, morning after morning you have to gather all the ingredients and…
Having a routine for your summer days will make everyone enjoy the summer. And it’s easy to create a summer routine for kids. You’ve been dreaming about it all winter. The lazy days of summer are the best! PJs until noon, popsicles for lunch, pool or sprinkler time all afternoon. Before you make it to…
You can avoid many of the arguments over screen time this summer. Here are six steps for how to manage screen time this summer. With COVID-19, we’ve been stuck at home so much. During distance learning, the children have been on Zoom or Google Meets for classes. They are already looking at screens too much,…
Summer camps are expensive! Plus many are closed for social distancing. So check out 10 weeks of activities to have summer camp at home. Whatever the reason, you want to have a fun summer so have a summer camp at home. I took on the big job of compiling a list of summer camp activities…
Avoid hours of screen time with this list of summer activities for kids. Grab the free printable and get ready for hours of play. “Mom, I’m bored.” “What can I do now?” “There’s nothing to do!” It is not your job to be the cruise director at your house this summer. You have a million…
Your child is potty trained during the day! Hooray! So now how do you handle nighttime potty training? My husband and I were reluctant to nighttime potty train our daughter. We had a new baby and our daughter already had a bunch of other sleep issues. But we realized helping her learn to use the…
The key to surviving winter break with kids? The meltdowns, overexcitement, and boredom are more manageable with some planning and a free printable routine. Listen, we’ve already been stuck at home with our kids for months. So we need to think about surviving winter break with our kids. The pandemic has made us all…
End bedtime battles with your children. Use a free printable bedtime routine to make bedtime easier and more fun for parents and children. Let’s face it, you love your kids. But at the end of a long day, you’re just ready to get to the house picked up or the dishes washed. You want to…