huffingtonpost - 3 days ago

One thing nobody told me before becoming a parent was that leaving the house in the morning can feel like an Olympic sport when you’ve got yourself and kids to get ready.Whether you’ve got work, or they’ve got nursery, school or the childminder’s to get to, chances are you’re not leaving the house on time.And if you do leave on time, that’s probably because you’ve been up since 5am.Recent research from Weetabix found parents face 10 morning “battles” per week with their kids (to be honest, I’m surprised it’s not more).The trickiest hurdles included prising sleepyheads out of bed in the morning, getting little ones to clean their teeth, and persuading them to eat a proper breakfast over sweets.Over one-third (36%) of mums and dads believe mornings are harder-going than bedtimes – with more than half (51%) blaming the pressure of getting out the door on time as the number one reason why.Without further ado, here’s a look at what a typical morning can look like for parents – so, if you do see one out in the wild pre-9am, make sure you buy them a coffee and maybe some breakfast because chances are they’ve had A Day already.1. Tantrum #1You pulled back their duvet incorrectly and woke them up. 2. Tantrum #2You carried them downstairs and put them in the wrong spot on the sofa. 3. Refusal to get dressedThey don’t want to wear the trousers, or the dress, or the top you’ve chosen for them. They will only wear their Spider-Man pants. Those socks aren’t the right colour.They want the school jumper that’s covered in yoghurt and half damp from being put under a used tea towel in the washing basket. 4. Disappearance of book bag, water bottle, [insert essential school item here]I swear they were on the stairs five minutes ago. 5. Tantrum #3They wanted raisins instead of actual breakfast.6. Tantrum #4They wanted their cereal in the yellow bowl without milk. 7. Breakfast? What breakfast?Half of it is either down their top or has been yeeted across the kitchen by the two-year-old while you’d dared to make yourself a cuppa.8. Nobody has seen the hair brushWhere is it? Why is it not in its usual place?9. Reading record has gone AWOLToddler is sat in corner of room tearing it apart.10. Teen is still in bedCue shouts of: “TIME TO GO!!!”11. Toothbrushes locatedNow spend 10 minutes chasing them around and trying to prise mouths open. 12. 10-minute countdown issuedDiscover nobody’s shoes or coats are where they should be. 13. 5-minute countdown warning issuedCue symphony of screeches. You realise you didn’t drink your cup of tea, which is now cold. 14. Allocate 15 minutes for putting shoes on20 minutes later – after pushing, shoving, tears over shoe straps – you get everyone in the car and drive off. 15. You’ve left your phone at homeShit.Related...Let s Settle This: Should You Shower In The Morning Or At Night?The Science Behind Why Getting Kids Out The Door In The Morning Is So Damn HardI m A Neuroscientist ― This Is My Brain-Boosting Morning Routine

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