As we all know getting out of the house on time can be a struggle, especially if you have children ages 3-12. There are so many things to do in the morning that is amazing that most families can even leave the house at all! The aim of this article is to leave you with some tips to try that may help your mornings become a bit less stressful.

Set the table the night before

If you know each morning that you children are going to have cereal for breakfast, than make sure that you leave the bowls, and spoons the night before. Just this one little shift can make things less hectic when getting ready to eat breakfast.

Consider Breakfast

If for some reason you are finding that you just don't have time to eat breakfast in thee morning consider have it "to go". Something as simple as a granola bar, fruit and cereal bar, dry cereal, or even a piece of fruit can be eaten easily on the way.

Turn up the Volume on The Music

Sometimes children have a hard time getting up and motivated. It's amazing how cranking up some music can pump energy into everyone. There is no reason to wake up any neighbors in this process, just make it loud enough that it would impossible for your child to fall back to sleep.

Here are a few more tips to get you thinking about your morning time routine, and what you can be doing differently to help morning time run more smoothly.