• Get your child to shower/bath in the evening
• Lay out their school clothes for the morning
• Get them to pack their bags with the right school books and leave them by the door so they are not forgotten
• Get them to finish their homework and pack it!
• Make pack lunch the night before and put your car keys in the fridge with them so you wont forget the lunchbox when you reach for your keys
• Leave breakfast out the night before so they can help themselves
• Use an alarm clock and set it to a realistic time (enough to get everything done without rushing and maybe an extra ten minutes built in for unexpected circumstances) before they go to sleep
• Have a routine – get up, get dressed, have breakfast, brush teeth, leave house  - children love routine

 Mornings should be better using these tips – more calm and less shouting/negotiation.


Naomi Richards, The Kids Coach, provides life coaching for children who need help with their behavioural and emotional issues. She provides a space for children to talk confidentially about why they are unhappy and helps them resolve their problems in an interactive, creative and supportive way. Naomi helps children through parent separation and divorce, self-esteem problems, friendship issues and any problems they have at home or at school. She can be contacted via her website www.thekidscoach.org.uk