Top Ten List on Getting out the Door on Time!
1. Identify a place to put car keys, gloves, umbrellas etc., for quick access when you leave the house
2. Teach your children to use an alarm clock or clock radio
3. Don’t hit your “snooze” button. Shower and get dressed before the kids wake up
4. Choose clothing and accessories the night before
5. Pack lunches the night before
6. Decide on breakfast the night before
7. Create a “special place” (folder, drawer, shelf) for your child to put papers from school, that you need to sign and return.
8. Let the answer machine take a message (return calls at YOUR convenience)
9. Keep a jar with “lunch money” in it in a central location
10. Don’t try to do more than get ready. Unless you wake a few hours earlier in the morning, laundry, cleaning, bills etc., are for another time.
