Routine returns
As the schools have all started back this week and classes and clubs have all recommenced, this week has all been about ‘routine‘. After 2 weeks break where daddy was at home, there was no school or clubs to go to, we were all able to please ourselves. We found ourselves getting up later (for the 1st time ever since children!!) and didn’t have to rush around doing certain things at a certain time.
I must admit, it was lovely not having a routine for 2 weeks, but this week our routine has returned and I quite like the ‘normality’ it brings too. I like having a routine with the children, I feel it lets them know what’s happening, they feel safe and secure in what they do. The children thrive best on routine.
Our routine starts with getting up at the same time every day, 7am for the children. They get washed and dressed, then downstairs for breakfast. We leave to walk to school at 8.30. The girls have nursery 2 days a week and swimming one lunchtime and gymnastics another. BB has swimming one afternoon too. Dinner is usually 5/5.30.
My favourite part of our routine has to be bedtime. I like them having a bath, reading a story together and getting to bed by 7pm. My children never make a fuss about going to bed, I believe because they know it always happens like this.
This briefly sums up our family routine, but obviously there is plenty of playtime and fun thrown into that mix.
Not everyone likes routine, but for us it is essential and we all like it, so we are all settling back into it nicely 
My favourite routine is the bedtime routine, too, cuddles and stories
It is good to get back to it, I think, though the break’s also nice, too. Thanks for linking up with #WotW x
Yes, love bedtime
My Asd 2 are also loving the routine #WotW
I think children often thrive on routine, I know mine do
Sounds idyllic Karen! We have a bedtime routine that’s the same every single day, and I agree that it really helps. It doesn’t always go as smoothly in our house as it does in yours though
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Oh, ours doesn’t always go smoothly either, bu most of the time it is great
My favourite back to routine is bedtime too
Your routine sounds very similar to ours. #WotW
Love bedtime routine
Great minds indeed
I like routine (with a little flexibility), I like to be organised, and the kids like to know what comes next. Or bedtime routine is very similar, and it really works xx #WotW
Very true x
We love routine in this house too, that way everyone knows whats expected of them xx
I think routine is the best x
Ah yes I love it when it’s bedtime for the youngest lot of children in this house, it just gets a whole lot quieter! #WotW
Your routine sounds great. And it sounds like it helps you fit a lot in! I love routine too – definitely helps the days go smoother with the little ones! x #WotW
Lovely post
My son is ten now and I miss the bath/books bedtime routine x