Episode 108 - “TimeSmart” Training Starts at Home
One of the seminars I lead is called TimeSmart: What to Do When You Have More to Do Than There is Time to Do It In and typically I ask audience members to share with us time management tips that help them succeed in today’s hyper world. Surprisingly, a lot of the tips offered are for time management at home! My wife and I collected them into a book titled, TimeSmart. I have a neat one to share with you today.
Teri Maun of Tulsa ahs a delightful way of teaching her children how to be ready in the morning in a relaxed unrushed way. Terri says friends call it the Maun Method. She says, fifteen minutes before bedtime each night, as a family they do the following:
Each child’s school clothes are hung on the closet door. Mom does, too. And the rule is, they may not change their minds in the morning – including Mom.
Backpacks are filled and put by the front door.
Lunches and snacks are made and put in the refrigerator.
The table is set with bowls and cereal boxes for breakfast. Than a short list of anything special needed for school – with those items – is set on the table by the bowls.
You cannot come down to breakfast until completely dressed
Once you walk out the door to the car, there is no going back in. That includes Mom, too,
That’s it. Isn’t more civilized than the morning madness many of us face? Teri is a smart Mom.