A Morning Block That Survives Interruptions
One anchor, not five subjects
Choose one thing that must happen: reading, or maths. Everything else in the morning is optional. When the morning falls apart, the anchor still happened and the day is not a write-off.
Work in twenty-minute segments
Short segments survive interruption better than a single long block. If a delivery arrives, you lose one segment, not the morning.
Start with the hardest thing
Whatever needs the most from your child goes first, before the toddler is bored and before you have answered three messages.
Keep the little one busy first
Set out an activity for the youngest before you start with the oldest. Two minutes of preparation buys ten minutes of attention.
Have a restart ritual
When you are interrupted, restart the same way every time: same chair, same book, one sentence about where you left off. Rituals make returning easy.
End on a win
Finish with something your child is good at, even for five minutes. The memory of the morning shapes tomorrow's start.
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