Fezzy and Chyzz prepared to leave for their schools.
Preparing children for school in the morning is a very hectic exercise. It requires dedication, sacrifice and love. This involves all that will be done from the time the parent or guardian wakes from sleep until children depart to school in the morning. The following are the steps I have observed.
a. Parents and guardians wake by 5am
Parents or guardians who want the best for their children or wards set an alarm clock before going to bed. They do this so that the alarm will wake them by the set time of 5:00am.It is discipline that makes a parent or guardian observe this.
b. Prayer for the family 5:15am
From 5:01 to 5:15 am a parents or guardians prays for their family, thanking God for sparing their lives and asking for God’s direction and mercies in the new day’s activities.
c. Preparation of breakfast and boiling water for bathing them 5:15-6am
After prayers, the next activity is to get into the kitchen to prepare the breakfast. The food for the family is put in warmer and water for bathing the children is boiled and put into the flask. The food for breakfast is carried to the dining table.
d. Cleaning the house 6:05 – 6:15 am
After food preparation comes the cleaning of the house and its surroundings .This is because the day is now breaking in some places and the fear of being attacked by bad people has waned. Inside the house, minor sweeping is done. Cleaning of the chairs, removing of dust from the household equipments is achieved. Removing of cob webs of spiders are done with the broom. Cleaning and polishing of shoes follows. Parents and guardians take their bathe.
e. Waking ,brushing and bathing 6:16-6:30
Once the parents and guardians bathe, they wake the children and straight take them to the bathroom. There they empty their bowels and take their bathe by the help of their parents or guardians.
f. Prayer and breakfast 6:31-6:45am
After bathing, a short prayer is said for the children. This is to allow them participate in prayer. This enables them know that one cannot start the day without committing the activities to God who leads and directs. Breakfast is taken.
g. Dressing them for school 6:46-7:00am
The reason why children are not dresses before breakfast is because some of the children during the breakfast may soil their school uniforms with food crumbs falling from their spoons or forks. The dressing done, their school bags on, their food containers checked and filled. It is very important to give them water in their water bottles.
h. Departure 7:01am
By 7:01 am, the children are helped into the vehicle and driven to their school. Those who trek to school can beat the time and get to school before 7:30am assembly in the school. Those children who go early to school do not miss the first lessons of the day. The care for children is a great project. Parents and guardians are expected to help them achieve success from the cradle.
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Actually, you have a systematic way of preparing things for your children.
I have a helper , during the times when our kid was already going to school.
In the evening I have written already at the whiteboard what she should cook for lunch. I cook breakfast. She bathes our kid, after I have awakened here.
I see to it that she have 8-9 hours of sleep so she sleeps early at night, so when we wake her up, she's not whiny or sleepy.
Then, our helper will walk with her to school and will fetch her again at 11:00 A.M. and by that time she has prepared lunch already.
It's just really a matter of training the child to sleep early so she can awaken fully once we wake her up.