August 5, 2024
by Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Every family needs routines. They help to organize life and keep it from becoming too chaotic. Children do best when routines are regular, predictable and consistent.
One of a family’s greatest challenges is establishing comfortable, effective routines. Ideally, they should achieve a happy compromise between the disorder and confusion that can arise without them, and boredom that can come with too rigid a structure that offers children no choice and little flexibility.
As a parent, it helps to review the routines in your household to ensure that they accomplish what you want. Here are some tips:
Weekday mornings
After school
Evenings
Bedtime
Weekends
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