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How does your child start his or her day?
Watching TV, on their device, or doing something productive?
How people start the day can make a huge difference according
to Gretchen Rubin, best-selling
author and happiness researcher. Rubin says “When I was researching
my book on happiness, this was the number one most impactful change that
people brought up over and over.”
The same principle applies to children and young people
If kids make their beds every morning, they will have
accomplished the first job of the day, which unleashes a chain reaction of
other habits throughout their day.
It gives kids a sense of pride and reinforces the fact that
it’s the little things in life that matter.
And if by chance they’ve had a bad day, they’ll come home to a
bed that they made. And a made bed encourages them to believe tomorrow will
be a better day.
So if you think they are too young to make a bed – kids should
start by arranging their doonas and pillows from around three or four years
of age and build from there – then substitute bed-making with preparing
breakfast (and tidying plates away), tidying bedroom (properly), or packing
their bags (neatly) for the day.
Start the day with at least one productive activity rather
than a range of sedentary activities to set your kids up for a productive
time ahead.
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Emma McKenzie
Teacher - Edgerley Room
Wellbeing Facilitator