Do your mornings start out rushed and frazzled? Does the stress build to the point where you end up yelling at your kids to get them OUT THE DOOR!
A sure-fire way to amp up the stress level is to try to multitask while you are helping your kids get ready for school. So this means that you need to take care of yourself first… BEFORE it is time to help them.
Get them up early enough.
Pick an absolute-out-of-bed time for the kids that gives them enough time for them to get dressed, eat a healthy breakfast, brush teeth, comb hair, cold weather gear, and get to the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the bus is due to arrive.
Pick out clothes the night before.
Pile up the week’s worth of outfits. I do this each Sunday night. Once the kids get up, they know where to find their clothes, and they can get dressed on their own. No asking you what they should wear, no coming downstairs with strange shirt and pant combinations of questionable cleanliness. Easy and done. 
Have backpacks (nearly) ready to go.
all backpacks should be packed up and ready to go the night before and set by the front door before bed. there should be one designated area in your home where everything that needs to go to school should reside. Then, in the morning, while you are finishing up making lunches, You can easily gather up the stray homework assignment, library book, etc. and help your children get it all packed up in plenty of time to head out.
Remember, they are still kids, and kids WILL be silly.
It can be so frustrating when you are trying to herd the crew through the morning routine,
And that’s when it is so easy for your exasperation at their silliness to send you over the edge — and for you to start yelling at all of them to "Sit down, hurry up, and EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!!!" And there you are again, yelling in the morning.
It’s far better to remind yourself that there WILL be morning silliness, and build in a little extra time for it than to be fighting a losing battle — against them and the clock!
How are your mornings going this school year?
Article taken from: www.parentingsquad.com
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Although my son doesn’t go to school he goes to daycare with me while i go to work ( he is just 1 year old ) I find this article so helpful.As just today I went crazy when my son just refused to change clothes I got so angry on my little one…I feel bad now.
Hello Narmeen I’m so glad you found it helpful! But don’t feel bad sometimes we really lose it!