create a consistent schedule

I read in a time management book and on ParentCenter that said that instead of yelling and screaming at your kids that you are late or GO TO SLEEP, cushion that into your schedule.

Therefore, I switched my son’s clock to be an hour later, and I am now sending them to bed at 7:30. All their “I Wants” and attempts to now go to bed are cushioned in and they are falling asleep at 8:30 pm instead of 10:00 p.m., like they were before.

The kids are going to start Soccer in March. Before that happens, I want to have my crazy, inconsistent schedule in check.