2. Warm baths with lavender: I am not a big proponent of essential oils, but I will say that I notice a huge difference when we have baths without any lavender and with. I use the soap with lavender and it does make my kids calm down. My kids get 10 minutes on the timer to get their baths done.
3. Clean Fresh Start: In addition to taking baths, my kids play a race against the clock game to pick up the messes in their room each day. My theory here is that it preps them to wake up in a clean fresh room with a great attitude and also helps mama out. My kids also set out their clothes out for the next day, which makes our mornings go much smoother. The timer here varies, but normally this only takes about 5 minutes.
4. Dental Hygiene Routine: After spending nearly $3000.00 on my sons mouth 2 years ago, this part was essential. However, it was easily the hardest part of my routine. It isn’t that my kids do not like to brush their teeth, it is that they are not thorough about it. However, I have come up with a solution to that! While my kids are bathing, I lay out their supplies for brushing their teeth and then we set 3 timers. A 2 minute timer for brushing, a 2 minute timer for flossing and a 1 minute timer for rinsing. Now we have a little game and we hit all the major areas better.
With that large dental bill we needed to add to more than just brushing to our routine. Although timing helped, it was not enough to get in those tight crevasses. We added in those easy flossers with animal characters on them, which they love. In addition, after flossing they use TheraBreath oral rinse to take care of any areas that we might have missed.
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5. Wind Down Time: I give my kids 5 minutes each night before they lay down to decide what they want to do to wind down. My oldest loves to shoot hoops, my tiny girl prefers to get her baby dolls dressed for bedtime. Once that is all over, they happily climb into bed, read a book and drift to sleep.
Bedtime now lasts about an hour, is much more relaxed and allows my kids to have a bit of control. I love it because our routine is clear and easy and my kids enjoy it because they are able to play a bit, compete and have time with us. These steps really are making a difference in both their behavior, the night time chaos and their oral health. I hope that you employ these for a calmer evening and don’t forget to grab the TheraBreath for kids BOGO coupon!
