POSTED: 08.18.2011

Class:Build an Organized, Happy Family!

TOPICS: Family

Now that it’s time to get ready for a new school year. Getting a family organized for fall can make or break your personal life. Today includes a Checklist for smoothing out family life.

I have an entire class on how to do that well . Class registration includes a free download of my famous booklet, Ages and Stages of Getting Children Organized.
Checklist for an Organized, Happy Family

Getting the family (and yourself) ready for a new school year is more than just buying school supplies and a new pair of jeans. There are ways to help your kids put their best foot forward and keep your sanity at home.

Here is a Family Checklist to help your child succeed and be the happy family you desire.

Kitchen Counter: Have a specific place and folder for each child’s papers. Deal with papers each day so their backpack is ready to grab and go in the morning. Accumulated papers get filed in their room in a folder or a 3-ring binder.

Kitchen: List school lunches & snack list. Children can make their own lunches if there is a good list to choose from. During dinner cleanup, pack part of the lunch so the morning goes smoother. Be sure to have vegetables and a fruit with each meal.

Child’s room: Have a workspace to do homework and a bedspread they like. On the weekend put clothes, books, and papers, and clutter away. They will do better heading off to school each Monday with an organized room.

Closet: Have 5 outfits they like for the school week. Pass on clothes they don’t like anymore in the fall and spring. They’ll feel better about themselves if they dress in something they chose.

Bathroom Mirror: Use a simple 3 x 5 card to list each day and what regularly happens on that day. Include agreed upon rising times and bedtimes for 8 hours of sleep. Include 1-3 chores they are responsible for.

Refrigerator: List menus and times for this week’s dinners. It’s amazing how kids and adults look forward to mealtime. By 4th grade they should be making one dinner for the family.

With life’s hectic pace, one important area to organize is your home life. The goal is everyone would leave home happy and secure to face the day ahead and come back to their favorite place – home!

Register for Class and receive Your Downloads Here for
“Ages and Stages of Getting Children Organized”