Let me let you in on a little secret. Our bodies run on a schedule. Whether we like it or not. If I eat at 7 in the morning. I know I'll want a snack at 9 (don't judge me, I'm nursing.) I know that if I want to be
I also know that I need those things. Just like my body needs sleep and food, and needs them regularly, I have mental, emotional and spiritual needs. I'm gonna throw intellectual needs in there too. I kind of think that a lot of the moms out there that cringe at the word schedule are giving there all to their kids, but they aren't keeping any for themselves. Or their spouses. And if they are it's somehow part of their 'routine' (ahem...schedule).
Well, I hate to break it to you all, but I'm pretty sure they are the same thing. As a stay at home mom (does anyone else thing abbreviating that looks weird....SAHM...blech) any schedule isn't going to be rigorous. Any routine is still going to be pretty structured by virtue of the fact that we need structure. Our bodies need structure so we can keep our blood sugar up and our eyes open. So, whether we call it a routine or a schedule we are still giving our kids regular naps or else they are royal grumpkins and I don't know about you, but I don't like dealing with a bunch of whiners when the problem is easily solved by just putting them in bed when they need it....at the same time...everyday....because that's what they're cute little bodies need.
*The vast majority of people grow up to live in a scheduled world. They will go to school and work and live by the clock. And there's nothing wrong with that. Why do we have such a stigma against schedules? Seriously, I don't know. Do you?
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