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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 550170" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Hi. I only have one but I hate mornings because for us medications are not on board yet. I do keep a pretty rigid routine. For us a short but not panic-rushed morning works best. I have medications and breakfast set out and he likes to sleep in the clothes he plans to wear. Some things are not worth a battle. We haven't had homework for years. I realize thats not for all situations but it made our home unbearable and my son is frankly not going to college anyway so our focus is on our relationship and home daily life skills. We have had laminated routine lists hung up and /or used small white boards ...then if there is a question we say ....well, what does your schedule say?</p><p></p><p>A book that is helpful to many of us is The Explosive Child by Ross Green. Even if your kids are not "explosive " the parenting methods could be quite useful and I found it helped me get rid of some of the "shoulds" like comparing my prioritizing working on a few issues and letting non urgent things go. For now perfectly balanced meals may not be a priority. You can make a plan to decide when and how you want to work on things. His methods help work out other ways beyond traditional reward /consequence methods to build better skills and to reduce problem behavior. With that many & that age spread, you have a busy and challenging job!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 550170, member: 12886"] Hi. I only have one but I hate mornings because for us medications are not on board yet. I do keep a pretty rigid routine. For us a short but not panic-rushed morning works best. I have medications and breakfast set out and he likes to sleep in the clothes he plans to wear. Some things are not worth a battle. We haven't had homework for years. I realize thats not for all situations but it made our home unbearable and my son is frankly not going to college anyway so our focus is on our relationship and home daily life skills. We have had laminated routine lists hung up and /or used small white boards ...then if there is a question we say ....well, what does your schedule say? A book that is helpful to many of us is The Explosive Child by Ross Green. Even if your kids are not "explosive " the parenting methods could be quite useful and I found it helped me get rid of some of the "shoulds" like comparing my prioritizing working on a few issues and letting non urgent things go. For now perfectly balanced meals may not be a priority. You can make a plan to decide when and how you want to work on things. His methods help work out other ways beyond traditional reward /consequence methods to build better skills and to reduce problem behavior. With that many & that age spread, you have a busy and challenging job! [/QUOTE]
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