The secret to managing the morning routine is to start the night before:

• Set the table and lay out the menu items the night before school (cereal boxes, loaf of bread or bagels next to the toaster, pastries on the table, juice glass, cereal bowls, silverware, napkins on the table).
• Lay out school clothes next to the bed.
• Have toothbrush, paste, washcloths and towels ready to use in the morning.
• Pack homework in backpacks and place at the “out-door.”
• Set seasonal outerwear next to the “out-door.”