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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 101358" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>It's hard to do a routine with one ADHD munchkin, let alone two. Routines are good things but not always possible. I used to set timers. Once the timer went off, an activity stopped, whether done or not. If you were still eating breakfast, you could finish in the car or get a health bar to eat on the drive. If you weren't fully dressed, well, do it in the car. Teeth not brushed? Don't be surprised if someone tells you your breath stinks.</p><p></p><p>I doubt CPS is going to worry if your child goes to school on occasion in inappropriate clothing. Maybe if it was in the dead of winter and the windchill factor made it 20 degrees below zero, but not now. He'll be cold but in no danger and that's the big issue -- whether he is in physical danger.</p><p></p><p>I used to get up early just so I could have the luxury of a shower without interference or worry. I would be pretty much ready before I got my daughter up, only having to slip my clothes on after breakfast. It was just easier for me. </p><p></p><p>One thing that helped when she was younger was she would sleep in her clothes for the next day. It saved tremendous time in the morning and saved a lot of battles. She would choose what to wear. If it was a dress or something she really couldn't sleep in, she'd sleep in her undies, shorts for under the skirt, whatever parts she could sleep in. (Jeans would be unbuttoned but zipped up. Fortunately, her favorite winter clothes were sweats.) That way, it was much quicker and easier to get her ready in the am. </p><p></p><p>If she chose clothes that were inappropriate for the season, I would explain why they were wrong (too hot or cold) but she would have the final decision. Some battles just aren't worth having. She would select her breakfast the night before (still does that now) and there would be no changing it -- either eat what you selected or go hungry. She certainly wasn't going to starve to death and if she didn't like her food, I was careful to add extra fruit to her lunch/snack. Basically, I did as much as possible the night before or in the morning before she had to get up. Lunch was the same thing -- she chose her poison out 1 or 2 choices and we would fix it together right before she went to bed. I'd pop it into the fridge and it was quick and easy to grab the next morning to put in her backpack. Actually, a couple of times (when there was enough room), I'd pack her backpack, lunch and all, and toss it into the fridge the night before -- one less thing to do that morning.</p><p></p><p>It was much easier to follow a routine when I could run interference than when I had to be away doing my stuff. The more I could do ahead, the easier the mornings became. Well, as easy as a morning can be for two non-morning people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 101358, member: 3626"] It's hard to do a routine with one ADHD munchkin, let alone two. Routines are good things but not always possible. I used to set timers. Once the timer went off, an activity stopped, whether done or not. If you were still eating breakfast, you could finish in the car or get a health bar to eat on the drive. If you weren't fully dressed, well, do it in the car. Teeth not brushed? Don't be surprised if someone tells you your breath stinks. I doubt CPS is going to worry if your child goes to school on occasion in inappropriate clothing. Maybe if it was in the dead of winter and the windchill factor made it 20 degrees below zero, but not now. He'll be cold but in no danger and that's the big issue -- whether he is in physical danger. I used to get up early just so I could have the luxury of a shower without interference or worry. I would be pretty much ready before I got my daughter up, only having to slip my clothes on after breakfast. It was just easier for me. One thing that helped when she was younger was she would sleep in her clothes for the next day. It saved tremendous time in the morning and saved a lot of battles. She would choose what to wear. If it was a dress or something she really couldn't sleep in, she'd sleep in her undies, shorts for under the skirt, whatever parts she could sleep in. (Jeans would be unbuttoned but zipped up. Fortunately, her favorite winter clothes were sweats.) That way, it was much quicker and easier to get her ready in the am. If she chose clothes that were inappropriate for the season, I would explain why they were wrong (too hot or cold) but she would have the final decision. Some battles just aren't worth having. She would select her breakfast the night before (still does that now) and there would be no changing it -- either eat what you selected or go hungry. She certainly wasn't going to starve to death and if she didn't like her food, I was careful to add extra fruit to her lunch/snack. Basically, I did as much as possible the night before or in the morning before she had to get up. Lunch was the same thing -- she chose her poison out 1 or 2 choices and we would fix it together right before she went to bed. I'd pop it into the fridge and it was quick and easy to grab the next morning to put in her backpack. Actually, a couple of times (when there was enough room), I'd pack her backpack, lunch and all, and toss it into the fridge the night before -- one less thing to do that morning. It was much easier to follow a routine when I could run interference than when I had to be away doing my stuff. The more I could do ahead, the easier the mornings became. Well, as easy as a morning can be for two non-morning people. [/QUOTE]
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