The first day of school is a great excuse for an organization overhaul. First, help your child to organize his clothes the night before by making a checklist together of the items that he wants to wear. Always give the child two choices. For example, which jeans do you want to wear, the dark blue or the light blue? In that way, he cannot say I do not want to wear that one. He has to make a decision based on two choices, which leaves the decision within his control.
Remember, teaching him to become more independent is one of the primary goals for this year. Make copies of the checklist and tape it up in his room so that eventually, he can take the responsibility of choosing his own clothes and then checking them off his own list. It is very important to choose a place that is blatantly obvious to line up his clothes so there is a smooth transition in the morning from getting up to getting dressed to walking out of the door.
More tomorrow.....
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