The 4 "R's" Day II

The second “R” for a winning school year is routine. Determine a school day routine for each child. In the NFL, the players don’t vote on their daily routines and workouts. The coaches pick them and post them. Setting a routine and sticking with it saves countless parent/child arguments, when (and only when) the child believes that you are committed to it. Knowing there’s a specific bed time on school nights and a routine to follow on school mornings will eventually help the child spend his energies on accomplishments rather than arguments.