Here our the plan.
Get dresses & make bed, leave room neat
have breakfast
take care of your breakfast dish, wipe table spot, sweep crumbs
brush teeth, hair combed
play if have time before school
GoMo,
How big is your list?
Is it handwritten or computer printed?
Is it colorful and 'fun?'
I would reccomend (in a happy moment) going through the list and pantomiming doing the steps. with humor. Perhaps a role reveral where you do all the things wrong and he gets to laugh about it a bit. Maybe you play-keep falling asleep?
I like the idea of earlier bedtime, but how are you going to do this if you are asleep by 9pm? Will DH or DP be availible for that end of things?
I guess I would sit down with him and go over the alternatives, take away computer entirely or have it as a reward, go to be earlier, or keep things as they are as long as the AM yelling stops. I would certianly praise to the sky what he does do right.
It worries me that this thread is titled 'perfecting' - if you can survive the morning routine I think you are doing well.
Grinity
