8 Strategies to Keep It Together While Getting Out the Door

8 Strategies to Keep It Together While Getting Out the Door
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Barbara Danza
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Leaving your home is something you completely take for granted before having children and that can lead you to feel like an utterly incompetent human afterwards. 

Before, you'd grab your bag and go.

Now, as if herding cats, you’re begging and pleading with smaller humans about things like brushing teeth, finding shoes, not removing socks, clothes that are itchy or too loose or too tight or too cool or too warm. There could be any manner of yelling, crying, whining, complaining, and that’s just mom.

Then there’s the guilt.

If your exit goes awry when you finally do make it out the door this false start to the morning can be hard to shake. You can see the lingering stress on the faces of your kids. You can feel your elevated heart rate. This is not how you want to start your day or that of your babies.

We’ve all been there. 

If you'd like to aim at reducing these morning false starts in your household, here are some ideas to try on for size.

Get Enough Sleep

Getting enough sleep is important to make mornings easier. (Epoch Times)
Getting enough sleep is important to make mornings easier. Epoch Times
Barbara Danza
Barbara Danza
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Barbara Danza is a contributing editor covering family and lifestyle topics. Her articles focus on homeschooling, family travel, entrepreneurship, and personal development. She contributes children’s book reviews to the weekly booklist and is the editor of “Just For Kids,” the newspaper’s print-only page for children. Her website is BarbaraDanza.com
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