He didn’t know what the plan for the day was, and stopping what he wanted to do to brush his teeth was not on his agenda. We once had an hour-long tantrum which ended in him throwing up in my hair when I was trying to console him ( motherhood… amirite?) That’s around the time I made this routine chart. This gives him more control and I don’t have to hound him and make sure he’s doing the next step.īrushing his teeth twice a day and getting ready to head out used to cause extreme meltdowns. However, instead of me having to tell him what’s next, I can ask him “What’s next on your chart?” and he can easily glace at his chart to find the next task. Every once in a while, he gets distracted and needs reminding to move onto the next item on the list. But now he’s able to complete the whole chart without needing constant prompting. The first few weeks were a struggle because he asked if he could move his clip after every single task was completed. Less frustrationīy implementing a set routine every morning and night, kiddo knows what’s coming next. He can visually see the tasks that he’s completed and once he’s done with the list, he usually exclaims that he “won”, without the promise of a prize. Routine charts help shift the responsibility from me to my kiddo by providing a visual reminder of what’s coming next and empowers him to complete each task by himself. There have been so many benefits of using these charts: I made these a few months ago and it has made the majority of our mornings and nights run a lot smoother. With my husband working second shift, it was up to me to juggle both of their nighttime routines.Įnter Calvin’s routine chart. I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for my toddler so he didn’t feel ignored, but that was hard when he kept whining at every step of our bedtime routine. It seemed like every night when it was bedtime for my toddler, the baby decided that he needed to go to be rocked to bed RIGHT. Sure, every few months during a sleep regression, teething episode, or reflux flare-up, our regular routine is uprooted and our house devolves into chaos, but for the most part I’m in the groove.ĭuring the first few months, bedtime was the part of the day that caused me the most stress. My youngest son turned six months old recently and I can confidently say I am starting to get the hang of this multiple kid shtick.
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