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The Single Parent’s Guide to Calmer Mornings
Tired of rushing out the door, half-dressed and forgetting your purse? These tips can create a calmer, happier morning for everyone.
Mornings are busy. There’s a lot to do before everyone heads out the door to work or school. And let’s face it, no one really enjoys getting up early. But unless we win the lotto or get some other windfall, we’re stuck.
But even though we might have to get up in the morning, we don’t have to have hectic, stressful mornings. We don’t have to rush around, feeling frazzled before we’re even out of our house. We don’t have to listen to cranky kids and fight back our own bad attitudes at the same time.
It just takes a little planning and effort. Take the right steps, and you can have mornings that are smooth and calm. And if you can start the day with a calm morning, the rest of the day can be much better, too.
Determine everyone’s sleep needs
Personally, I can’t function on less than 7.5 hours of sleep. I have one kid who can get by on four, and another who needs at least 7.
There are lots of charts to give you a rough idea of how much sleep different ages need. Those charts are a great starting point. But…
