My children and their needs!
I've known for a while now that I've needed to implement some sort of schedule with my family but had no idea when and where I'd start. Gabe lately (or always, I'm not sure!) has been a little on the crazy side. His latest thing is his outbursts of loud high pitch screams and tackling his sister or the dog. It's the strangest thing. He screams and then goes about business like he just did not interrupt the whole world. (yes, it's that loud) He's a very impulsive child. The tackling thing is funny too and I think he just wants that contact like boys want to wrestle. Chad and I (from the helpful advice of my sister, Laura -- she works with children and worked for 2 years with special needs 3 and 4 year olds) are getting Gabe a mini-trampoline so that when he has good behavior, he is rewarded by being able to jump. That will exert some of his energy and he will have fun. I can foresee some issues with this trampoline, but all in all, I see it as a good thing. Anyway, so here is our schedule that we are going to try:
Schedule for Gabe and Camryn:
5:30 - 6 am – Mommy wakes, has quiet time, gets the day prepared for the babies, gets dressed; etc.
7:00 am Gabe usually is up at this time. I feed him his breakfast, get him dressed, walk the dog together and Gabe feeds the dog for the day. We try and read a book or do something just the two of us before Camryn is awake.
7:30- 8:30 am – Camryn usually gets up. I feed her breakfast, change her and dress her. They will sometimes watch a video (rarely these days as they are not that interested in TV anymore) and they will play with toys together on the main level of the house.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: from 8:30 – 11:30 we have a babysitter so that Mommy can work in the basement in her office.
8:40 am - 9:20 am -- walk outside while the weather isn’t too sticky and hot. If it’s raining or too cold then we watch a video during that time.
9:20 am - 9:50 -- 15 minute increments (with a timer) of different activity. 15 minutes of Art (coloring or painting or playing play dough etc). 15 minutes of reading books to the kids.
9:50 am - 10 am – clean up toys
10 am - 10:15 am – snack time (pretzels or goldfish and their sippy cups)
10:15 - ? Here’s where that varies. If it’s a great day, we’ll go to the pool until about 12:30. If it’s a day where we aren’t going to the pool we may run errands like go to Target or to the grocery store or bank. We also may have some play dates during this time. Sometimes we’ll go to the Arena Club and do an activity there.
11:45 we clean up and Mommy fixes lunches.
12 pm we eat our lunch.
12:30 we play some sort of game. Hide and Seek, tickle game, turn on a fun cd and dance and run around. We wind down by reading only one book before we go to bed and take our naps.
1 pm - nap time until 3:30 pm. If Gabe is not napping well, he must take a quiet time during this time and read books or play with toys quietly. Mommy works down in her office, or cleans and does laundry during this time.
3:30 pm - 4 pm is wake up from nap time. I change them and give them a snack and their sippy cups at a table.
4 pm I try and get dinner going while they play together on the main level off of the kitchen.
4:45 I set the table and we have dinner at 5 pm.
5:30 pm Mommy cleans up dinner while Daddy plays with the babies.
6 pm - After dinner activity like either taking a walk outside, giving the kids a treat, running out for errands with the whole family; etc.
7 pm - bath time
7:30 - wind down with either a book or two, or a short video.
8 pm - bed time for Camryn and possibly Gabe depending on his nap that day. Gabe goes to bed no later than 8:30. If he does go to bed at 8:30 then he usually gets some play time alone with Mommy and Daddy after his sister goes to bed.
Please be praying for us as we are starting this on Monday. Please also pray that Karen is able to help me implement this when she sits. She may make me pay her more...eep! HA! Thanks, Karen, you're the best.
Schedule for Gabe and Camryn:
5:30 - 6 am – Mommy wakes, has quiet time, gets the day prepared for the babies, gets dressed; etc.
7:00 am Gabe usually is up at this time. I feed him his breakfast, get him dressed, walk the dog together and Gabe feeds the dog for the day. We try and read a book or do something just the two of us before Camryn is awake.
7:30- 8:30 am – Camryn usually gets up. I feed her breakfast, change her and dress her. They will sometimes watch a video (rarely these days as they are not that interested in TV anymore) and they will play with toys together on the main level of the house.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: from 8:30 – 11:30 we have a babysitter so that Mommy can work in the basement in her office.
8:40 am - 9:20 am -- walk outside while the weather isn’t too sticky and hot. If it’s raining or too cold then we watch a video during that time.
9:20 am - 9:50 -- 15 minute increments (with a timer) of different activity. 15 minutes of Art (coloring or painting or playing play dough etc). 15 minutes of reading books to the kids.
9:50 am - 10 am – clean up toys
10 am - 10:15 am – snack time (pretzels or goldfish and their sippy cups)
10:15 - ? Here’s where that varies. If it’s a great day, we’ll go to the pool until about 12:30. If it’s a day where we aren’t going to the pool we may run errands like go to Target or to the grocery store or bank. We also may have some play dates during this time. Sometimes we’ll go to the Arena Club and do an activity there.
11:45 we clean up and Mommy fixes lunches.
12 pm we eat our lunch.
12:30 we play some sort of game. Hide and Seek, tickle game, turn on a fun cd and dance and run around. We wind down by reading only one book before we go to bed and take our naps.
1 pm - nap time until 3:30 pm. If Gabe is not napping well, he must take a quiet time during this time and read books or play with toys quietly. Mommy works down in her office, or cleans and does laundry during this time.
3:30 pm - 4 pm is wake up from nap time. I change them and give them a snack and their sippy cups at a table.
4 pm I try and get dinner going while they play together on the main level off of the kitchen.
4:45 I set the table and we have dinner at 5 pm.
5:30 pm Mommy cleans up dinner while Daddy plays with the babies.
6 pm - After dinner activity like either taking a walk outside, giving the kids a treat, running out for errands with the whole family; etc.
7 pm - bath time
7:30 - wind down with either a book or two, or a short video.
8 pm - bed time for Camryn and possibly Gabe depending on his nap that day. Gabe goes to bed no later than 8:30. If he does go to bed at 8:30 then he usually gets some play time alone with Mommy and Daddy after his sister goes to bed.
Please be praying for us as we are starting this on Monday. Please also pray that Karen is able to help me implement this when she sits. She may make me pay her more...eep! HA! Thanks, Karen, you're the best.
posted by Beth Young at
8:10 AM
7 Comments:
Looks like a great schedule. Have fun with it.
Hurray, a new post. Wow, you're so organized. I hope it goes well for you next week!
I charge double for following a schedule. The schedule will of course not be in effect when the kids come to my house on Wednesday to clean and do my laundry. That Camryn is quite the little dishwasher! And Gabe irons like nobody's business (I said STARCH!!!! NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!!) Of course we'll take our "Days of our Lives" break while we eat chocolate and lay on the couch. There's always time for that. See, we've been following a schedule for some time now, glad to have you on board.
oh ma' goodness. The chocolate and the lying around the couch is normal, but really, Gabe can iron? That is excellet news that should have been relayed to me months ago. HA!
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