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Dalis

Dalis

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This is starting to get out of hands in our hands. She takes forever to get ready, she just stays starring at la-la-land. I need something to push her to get ready faster. We are barely making it to the bus stop and we are putting our alarms 1.5 hr before the bus stop time!

HELP! :hissy
 
What motivates her? Food motivate my boys they wake at 7:30 and we pull out at 7:45with them eatting a breakfast or energy bar of some kind or fruity gummy smilies. Clothes are laid out at night, up to bathroom brush teeth wash face dress and slather with . Lotion out the door
 
Getting everything ready the night before really helps for me. Maybe make some sort of reward chart for her with magnets on the fridge... She would need to go through the list of things to do in the morning and move her magnetic token along the chart as she finishes a task.... almost like a board game. (hey, I'm thinking this would be a good product idea! Thanks Dalis! I've just added another project to my list! ;D )
 
AnneofAlamo said:
Tell her my boys say they are faster we will race
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that might motivate her more than food. She can take 20 mins sitting in the potty! She ends up with potty ring marks on her butt!

Lynne-Marie said:
Getting everything ready the night before really helps for me. Maybe make some sort of reward chart for her with magnets on the fridge... She would need to go through the list of things to do in the morning and move her magnetic token along the chart as she finishes a task.... almost like a board game. (hey, I'm thinking this would be a good product idea! Thanks Dalis! I've just added another project to my list! ;D )
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Oh I like this idea, she loves games.
 
I figured out a few years ago that the more time Nicholas has the longer he takes. He'll eat up every available minute.
 
We tried a timer and she stresses out so much she just ALWAYS ends up crying on the floor... now she sees a timer and just starts crying.
 
lmao id definately be falling out with her,my middle child takes longer than the rest of us but not that long lol
 
My oldest used to AWFUL in the mornings too. When he was in kindergarten he used to take forever with everything and was cranky and would go slower the more we pushed him to move faster. One morning he had wet the bed so he had to take a shower that morning and he was like an entirely different child when he stepped out of that shower! He actually smiled at us that morning! He has taken a shower every single morning since then on school days just to wake him up and get him in a better mood. Of course those showers don't necessarily mean he's cleaner. Usually he just stands in the water waking up until I remind him to actually use soap and shampoo! LOL!
 
Ha. Six. I have 3 teenagers -- 18, 17, and 13. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they all have to be out of the house between 6:45 and 8. They share a bathroom.

The two oldest are not a problem (except needing a turn in the bathroom and not being nice about it). The youngest is a mess. Stayed in bed until the last possible minute, then cried because she was going to miss the bus. I lost my ever loving mind about it about a month ago and had a complete meltdown. Threatened to take away her iPad (which is school issued so she would get in big trouble) as well as the electronics we've bought her (cell phone, Kindle Fire, iPod touch). She's gotten up, eaten breakfast and been no problem since my breakdown. Apparently, I scared her.
 
I was going to say maybe a shower too! Katelyn is 6 and she is a ZOMBIE in the morning, she sleeps so deeply! When she wakes up she's just kind of wandering around aimlessly. We have a very strict 7 pm bedtime, so she can get enough sleep (all she does is cry in the morning if she's gone to bed late). Then I wake her up and march her to the shower. That's the hardest part of the morning, it usually involves me counting to 5 and threatening to make her eat school lunch instead of pack, lol! After her shower though, she's wide awake and super motivated. I pack her lunch and make her breakfast while she's in there. We usually do pop tarts or toast, because she can eat those things while I dry and fix her hair. (Kind of gross, but whatever works I guess, lol). She can wash herself on her own, so I wake her up at 6:30 and poke her in the shower and let her take her time. This works 90% of the time, especially now that we're near the end of the school year and it's been her routine for awhile. Good luck figuring out something!
 
Great ideas everyone! I hope one of these work.
My DD is a bit slow too... I found early bedtime, setting out clothes the night before help a little.

Good luck sweetie!
 
This was my son exactly! He is 9, and this year we decided to have him set his own alarm (set across the room so he has to get up to turn it off) and to shower first thing. It was like magic. He sets his alarm, gets up and takes his shower and is downstairs ready to go in less than 30 minutes. I am not sure if it's the shower or if it's making him responsible for his own morning that made the difference, but it's been 3-4 months now and so far, so good.
 
the rule in our house is you can't come downstairs unless you are dressed, hair combed, and teeth brushed. my boys shower at night. this has eleviated a lot of the time needed to get ready in the am.
 
My 12 and 8 year olds are SOOOOOOO slow in the morning. They are both very ADHD and I just hate hate hate getting their foggy little brains out to school. My 12 year old missed the bus this morning b/c he was continuously staring into space instead of getting his stuff toghether. It scares me b/c I really can't imagine him being able to ever take care of himself. I start thinking about all the college classes he is going to miss, all the jobs he'll get fired from b/c he cant get himself started or in the door on time. Now if he thought he were going to be going to a lacrosse game, he'd be up an hour ahead of time, dressed and out the door with loads and loads of time to spare
 
karen perry said:
lmao id definately be falling out with her,my middle child takes longer than the rest of us but not that long lol
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She is driving me mad, karen!

Karen said:
My oldest used to AWFUL in the mornings too. When he was in kindergarten he used to take forever with everything and was cranky and would go slower the more we pushed him to move faster. One morning he had wet the bed so he had to take a shower that morning and he was like an entirely different child when he stepped out of that shower! He actually smiled at us that morning! He has taken a shower every single morning since then on school days just to wake him up and get him in a better mood. Of course those showers don't necessarily mean he's cleaner. Usually he just stands in the water waking up until I remind him to actually use soap and shampoo! LOL!
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Oh, she hates baths, so not sure if this might help or not. We could try.

MissKim said:
Ha. Six. I have 3 teenagers -- 18, 17, and 13. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they all have to be out of the house between 6:45 and 8. They share a bathroom.

The two oldest are not a problem (except needing a turn in the bathroom and not being nice about it). The youngest is a mess. Stayed in bed until the last possible minute, then cried because she was going to miss the bus. I lost my ever loving mind about it about a month ago and had a complete meltdown. Threatened to take away her iPad (which is school issued so she would get in big trouble) as well as the electronics we've bought her (cell phone, Kindle Fire, iPod touch). She's gotten up, eaten breakfast and been no problem since my breakdown. Apparently, I scared her.
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I think she is used to my crazy moments, not much scares her but the freaking timer!

lauracw said:
I was going to say maybe a shower too! Katelyn is 6 and she is a ZOMBIE in the morning, she sleeps so deeply! When she wakes up she's just kind of wandering around aimlessly. We have a very strict 7 pm bedtime, so she can get enough sleep (all she does is cry in the morning if she's gone to bed late). Then I wake her up and march her to the shower. That's the hardest part of the morning, it usually involves me counting to 5 and threatening to make her eat school lunch instead of pack, lol! After her shower though, she's wide awake and super motivated. I pack her lunch and make her breakfast while she's in there. We usually do pop tarts or toast, because she can eat those things while I dry and fix her hair. (Kind of gross, but whatever works I guess, lol). She can wash herself on her own, so I wake her up at 6:30 and poke her in the shower and let her take her time. This works 90% of the time, especially now that we're near the end of the school year and it's been her routine for awhile. Good luck figuring out something!
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I can't threaten her with anything her answer is always "It's ok with me momma".

sahlink said:
Great ideas everyone! I hope one of these work.
My DD is a bit slow too... I found early bedtime, setting out clothes the night before help a little.

Good luck sweetie!
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She stays awake in bed until late, even after she is tucked in, drives me bananas.

mlewis said:
This was my son exactly! He is 9, and this year we decided to have him set his own alarm (set across the room so he has to get up to turn it off) and to shower first thing. It was like magic. He sets his alarm, gets up and takes his shower and is downstairs ready to go in less than 30 minutes. I am not sure if it's the shower or if it's making him responsible for his own morning that made the difference, but it's been 3-4 months now and so far, so good.
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We tried this too, and she wakes up at around 3am every morning and moves the alarm closer to her so she can get to it when it goes off.

Celeste said:
the rule in our house is you can't come downstairs unless you are dressed, hair combed, and teeth brushed. my boys shower at night. this has eleviated a lot of the time needed to get ready in the am.
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She would never be coming downstairs. LOL!!!
 
I do believe Miss Dalis, you should receive an award for most multiple posts in one thread! that was remarkable! wow!!
 
AnneofAlamo said:
I do believe Miss Dalis, you should receive an award for most multiple posts in one thread! that was remarkable! wow!!
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I know right? btw. the sad part is that means I could have added a few more post counts on single ones... LOL!!!!!! I love that multi reply option, it's so.... organized.
 
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