For a while I�ve had to prod J through his morning routine, which was dragging because he was distracted by cartoons. So last night I made a little chart that shows the four things he needs to do every morning before he can watch cartoons: get dressed, eat breakfast, brush his teeth, and water his parsley plant. This morning he was so excited about doing those things and checking them off that we actually shaved fifteen minutes off our routine, and I got to work on time. I realize the excitement won�t last forever, but at least we can work on the �necessities before cartoons� concept.

Now he wants a chart for the evening, too, and he says it should go like this: take a bath, brush your teeth, put away your toys, read a story, hug your mom, hug your mom, hug your mom, and go to sleep.

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