rhythm

As I’ve been working to smooth our getting home-dinner-bedtime routine, I’ve been reminded of the importance of consistent expectations. We have a visual chart for our before bed activities (bath, jammies, stories, teeth, snuggle). Any time I attempt to deviate from the plan (say, by skipping bath because it’s late), I (we all) pay later!

One of my super fave resources right now is Whole Family Rhythms. Meagan has the most gorgeous printables for designing your family’s daily and weekly routines and menu plans, and also just a wealth of information on conscious, reflective, respectful parenting and family life. I am currently working with her summer season guide, and have previously used the “Return to rhythm” and several other resources.

*Note – The WholeFamilyRhythms site is taking a break for the summer, so I’m not sure you’ll be able to purchase anything at the moment, but definitely sign up for the email list, and I will also let you know here when she’s back up and running!

Update: The Guides are now available as FREE downloads! It’s still set up as a shopping cart, so you’ll need to enter some personal information to check out. Super excited to explore the Winter and Spring guides!

A favorite book from my first child’s childhood is Rabbit’s Bedtime by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. (You can click the link to purchase from your local bookstore!)

I’m still working on figuring out the required disclosures about affiliate links; in the meantime I’ll just let you know that I’ve signed up for an account with IndieBound (it’s like an Amazon link but instead it goes to a local bookstore). Shop your local indie bookstore.