Why it’s important to establish routines with children

By on    Good Thinking, Guest columns, Kids Talk / Parenting by Maren Schmidt  

August 14, 2012 – Establishing routines with our children is an effective and powerful way to set boundaries.  Setting limits helps our children feel safe, and allows them the freedom to focus on skill building and learning.   Our routines, though, may have unintended consequences.  If we spend the morning reminding, organizing and coercing our children […]