Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Creating new family routines || by Raising Children Network

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Your family might need a new daily routine for many reasons. Here some ideas to help you when you’re setting up a new daily routine.

Article Content

  1. When do you need a new daily routine?
  2. What makes a good daily routine?
  3. Thinking about a new routine
  4. Designing a new routine

When do you need a new daily routine?
If you feel your family doesn’t spend enough time having fun together, a new routine might help. You could introduce family days, game nights, reading a book together or doing regular exercise.

Routines for demanding and stressful times in the day can help. If you have too much to do and not enough time – like when you’re getting the family ready for school and work, or preparing the family meal – a routine can really save the day.

You might think about a new daily routine when something is regularly causing conflict in the family. Routines can be particularly good at stopping fights between children.

If you find yourself constantly having to ask or nag children, this might be a sign that you need a new daily routine. Routines are particularly useful when you’re trying to help family members develop new habits, like good hygiene. Routines can also help with completing chores, practising an instrument or doing homework. It might mean setting some new rules, such as no TV at breakfast time.

As your children grow and develop, you might want to revise your routines to take into account all the new things they can do. Routines should help your children become more independent.

If there are times you can pretty much guarantee your child will misbehave, a routine can help you plan ahead and take some of the stress out of challenging or tricky situations like going shopping, driving in the car or visiting.

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