In my previous post, "Getting ready in the morning: one of the most dreaded parts of the day", I addressed the challenge of actually getting our children out of bed. Now, it's time to get them out of the house. "Eat, please". "Brush your teeth". "Put your shoes on". "Backpack!", "Let's go!!!" How many times a morning do you say these sentences? Sometimes, innumerable. Mornings, in most households, seem to stretch and streeeeetch and never come up to the point were everybody i

Mornings are one of the most dreaded times of the day for parents and caregivers. Getting our children to be ready on time is for most of us no piece of cake, starting with the act itself of waking our children up [deep breath]. "Honey, time to get up!", "Good morning!", "Sun's out, time to get up!" Nothing. No cooperation. Nada. Either that or a tantrum. Familiar? Why though? What's going on here? Let's take a peek. One of the reasons why children have a hard time getting up