So when kids are little, you always read that you shouldn't get frustrated with them when they can't remember to do a chore or hang up their coat or whatever thing it is that's driving you bananas. They (the "experts") say it takes until the teen years for kids' brains to have the executive functioning that allows them to form habits and remember to do stuff.
Well I'm here to say that evidently that's true. Now this boy's brain isn't totally done baking, the center of the cookie is still a little doughy, but he's getting there. He's got some technological help, which I count as smart - setting a reminder on his phone for when it's time to feed the dog, for example. Hey, it works!
And Reed's always been an early riser, there haven't been all that many days when we'd need to wake him up for school. But this year he's finally using an alarm clock and getting up completely on his own. Plus he's showering in the morning - yahoo!
These kids might become responsible human beings one day after all! :)
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