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  1. I may not be the best person to write this, because my children have probably been out of school since before some of your readers were even born! We always believed heartily that we were training toward independence. When it was time for school to start, we stocked up on what they needed for school lunches, stored them on shelves and in refrigerator drawers that were easily reachable, and made them responsible for making their own lunches. Yep, right from the first grade. Also, we worked together (when they were younger) to select clothes for the next day and put them on a hook on the back of the bedroom door. One final thing: We got them each their own alarm clock! As I write this, it reads as though I was a drill sergeant, but we had no last minute drama, no tears of forgotten items. Just made our lives move smoothly.

    1. I love this Mary! I like the idea of teaching children independence – I think that is the whole goal of parenting! That once they leave the house, they are able to care for themselves in an appropriate manor – and it starts young! Teaching them to pack their own lunches, to get dressed in the morning on their own, are all things they are capable of doing – they just need to be taught. I love your perspective (always have) and thank you for sharing these awesome tips! By the way, never thought of you as a drill sergeant – in fact, FAR from that 🙂

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