Five parts of our day that are currently going well:
- evening bedtime (woohoo!)
- playtime (usually, unless somebody gets too bossy!)
- naps/rest time
- afternoons, if activities are set out/planned (otherwise, unpleasant TV badgering sets in)
- car rides and outings
Five parts of the day that can be a challenge:
- early AMs — breakfast
- getting out the door
- clean up times
- after dinner (insanity!)
- potty time & getting ready for meals
I have plenty to say about many of these, but no time and energy to blog more tonight! It’s Friday, woohoo! Looking at these lists, I can see the "good" times generally outweigh the bad. Thankfully! The things that are going well are the larger chunks of our day — the "building blocks" of our routine.
The bad times almost always have to do with transitions (of course!) and mealtimes. Those parts of the day are when the kids are either floating around without purpose, or are having to change gears and stop what they are doing. Generally when I am busy myself, and each of them are full of needs and desires (often conflicting with my own or each others). At these times, there is not enough grown-up help and guidance to go around, and things tend to fall to pieces…
Luckily, those rough moments are eventually followed by something that allows us to recover and resettle. Whew! But when the same drama happens at the same time EVERY day, I realize I ought to rethink some things…
But not now. Tonight I will watch TV, drink tea and fold laundry. Fun times for a Friday night!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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I’m glad that you have five big things going so well!