Questions tagged [daily-routine]
A set of actions followed from day to day. Includes the evening routine followed before bedtime. See also: [habits].
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What are some do's and dont's for an effective bedtime ritual?
I think most parents agree that it's helpful to follow some fixed ritual when putting a child to bed.
What elements in such rituals are particularly useful, and what should be avoided?
There are ...
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How do I motivate my 8-year-old to practice the piano regularly?
I end up offering TV time as a reward but he complains so much while practicing, tracks time by calling out every 2 minutes, and practices without respecting the piano or the music (bangs it out). He ...
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Having difficulty putting 6 month old to sleep at night
Context/background: My 6 month old usually wakes around 7.30 to 8am in the morning. He then has a morning feed and plays till around 9 to 9.30 before his morning bath, and then has a short morning nap ...
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How important is a settled/repeatable routine for a 1 month old
We have a one month old now and I'm just wondering how important it is that his routine is settled/repeatable at this stage.
For the most part his routine is Eat-Poop-Sleep repeat, about 7 times a ...
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How should I wake up my 4-year-old in the morning?
My 4-year-old is like I am: she hates to wake up. I completely empathize with her, and I have horrible memories of screaming battles with my parents waking me up for school. How should I go about ...
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What techniques can keep a reluctant pre-schooler on a morning schedule?
Early starts at distant work make for alarm clocks and morning rush in our house.
A 4 year old child and two adults have around an hour to get washed, dressed and fed to leave at 7am.
To my son ...
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4-Year Old Fights the School Routine
As best I can tell, my daughter sometimes hates getting ready for school. To be clear, she doesn't hate going to school, but the morning routine itself. What's frustrating about this is that it is ...
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why does my toddler's sleep schedule shift week by week?
My daughter is 15 months old, and for a good while now she will sleep through the night. I wake up with her in the morning and can't help but notice that she'll sleep until 7am for 3 days in a row, ...
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Establishing bed time routines?
When is it best to start establishing bed time routines?
I.e. Bath time? Reading a book? etc?
I've read Save our Sleep, which mentions its best to do it from early on, but i've had doctors tell me ...
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