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Routine is vital in a child’s life. It needn’t be unnecessarily strict, but a basic pattern of what happens when provides a very important and useful structure to their lives, and helps to get them mentally prepared for each part of the day, for example, playtime, homework, bed.

Talking about the importance of routine with Granny has come at a very useful time for our family: as the kids are starting to get more homework and also have music practice to do each week, taking Granny’s advice and putting a certain time aside each day for these things has meant we actually get everything done, and aren’t scrabbling around with homework diaries the morning it’s due in! It even means weekends are more relaxed because I know we’re on top of things. Such a simple tip and such good results! Wish I’d thought of it ages ago …