How to make mornings easier

Tips / Suggestions

Daughter is 6 and In grade 1. We were homeschooling until this year. I wanted to continue but hubby wasn't on board and made us enroll her in school. She's a more mild form of ADHD, hers is more issues with emotional regulation, not hyperactive or disruptive to peers.

Anyways, mornings are a nightmare. She doesn't want to go to school, so she flights going every time. She eventually will go but we have to go through the same flight every time and it's so stressful and frustrating for me. When we homeschooled, mornings were so peaceful and slow. Now it's something I dread.

I have tried everything in my power to make it go more smoothly, prepping as much in advance as possible and giving myself a big chunk of time dedicated to whatever inevitable meltdown will take place. But it's still so hard. I hate this. I hate starting my day like this and hers. It sets the tone for the day and it's just awful.

Help.

Posted Jan 27, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC

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