Good Morning, World!

Your Child Will Learn

How to be responsible for some parts of their morning routine

Choose a ‘good morning’ song to sing every morning (if you don’t know one already, search “good morning song” on the Internet). Begin each day with the same song.
After you sing, tell your child all the things you need to do to be ready for the day.
Ask your child which steps they’d like to do themselves, and which they need help with.
Throughout the morning routine, prompt your child “What comes next?” See how many steps they are able to remember and complete on their own.

PAUSE

Before your child gets out of bed, encourage them to stretch their arms up to the sky and take a deep breath.

ENGAGE

(Singing) “Good morning, good morning, good morning to you! Good morning, good morning, and how do you do? Our day is beginning, there’s so much to do!”
“Today is a school day so we need to use the bathroom, get dressed, brush our hair, eat breakfast, brush teeth, and leave the house so we can get to school on time.”

ENCOURAGE

When possible, give your child choices. Like: “Will you go potty next or get dressed?” or “Would you like to wear the green or the blue shirt?”
“What did we do yesterday after we put on our clothes? Right, we put on our socks and shoes!”

REFLECT

“What do you think would help make the morning routine easier for you?” Share your thoughts and ideas too and problem-solve together!

Focus on one part of the routine (like getting dressed) and break it down step-by-step.

Work towards your child remembering the routine on their own and completing some steps independently.

They will begin to take an active role in their own morning routine.

30 minutes

Usual morning items like toothbrush and toothpaste