From the author: Presented from his own website When the phrase “daily routine” comes up, many people are perplexed - how? We are an ordinary family, and we don’t come home to “walk the line,” but for the purpose of relaxation or communication! Undoubtedly! But is this how things really happen? Let’s try to answer a few questions together: 1. Have you recently been able to read the literature that you would like to?2. Have you recently been able to go to public places for leisure activities (cinema, theater, beach, swimming pool, cafe)?3. Have friends, relatives, or acquaintances been denied a meeting due to lack of time?4. Have you ever caught yourself thinking that in the evening, when you come home, you are sorely short of time for your own affairs? I think that many of us answered “Yes” to at least 1-2 questions, which means that having a full-fledged resting at home is hardly an option. However, it will not be possible to abandon the routine. But is everything worth planning? And where should you start? Step 1. Start by creating a meal routine. There is nothing easier than roughly determining for yourself at least the time intervals in which you are going to have breakfast, lunch and dinner. For example, breakfast in the family is planned from 7:00 to 7:30 - all family members know this time, so even children, if they really want to have breakfast in the morning, will not be able to manipulate their parents with phrases like: “feed me”, “later” and etc. That is, all family members will have some time when they can eat and at the same time discuss plans for the day in a cozy family circle. The same applies to dinner. Please note that it is much easier to feed a child a full dinner at 7 than to watch him snack in confusion, because you yourself don’t know when is dinner? Step 2. Determining activities for the evening It’s healthy and wonderful when they can get together in the evening all family members are at home. But what will they do - that is the question! When there is an approximate planning of the evening time of each family member, this makes the task somewhat easier. For example, mom needs to call grandma in the evening, dad needs to work on the computer in the evening, but what should a four-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter do? In such cases, you can perfectly send your youngest child on a “long voyage” to a bubble bath (believe me, it doesn’t take much time to pour it). The older child can devote time to the computer (this is precisely the hour when the child can play for an hour by prior arrangement) or other games and hobbies. This way, parents can calmly have some time period for their affairs (40 minutes - 1 hour). Step 3. Distribution of responsibilities in the family. I have long been faced with the same peculiarity that in many intra-family conflicts due to a stub on the table and An unwashed cup in the sink is saved by the distribution of responsibilities in the family. There's nothing wrong with being able to sit down with your significant other and determine who does what and when around the house. And remember, there are flaws that do not change in people. They are in me, and in you, and in your partner, and in your neighbors, relatives - in all of us! It’s pointless to fight them, but if you and your partner “exchange” your shortcomings, peace will reign in the family! What I mean? Your husband probably doesn't put his things in their proper places. Very well! What is the hardest thing for you? Wash the dishes? Talk to your husband and discuss the “exchange” - from now on you put your spouse’s things in their place, and he washes the dishes! How does this relate to the ability to manage time in the family? Directly! Often people spend much more time deciding who should do it than on the action itself. The most important thing, however, is the ability to communicate with a partner. There is nothing easier and more difficult at the same time to bring order to the family! And not with a broom and sponge for washing dishes, but with a piece of paper and a pen for competent!