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New Report – Children need a daily routine to succeed at school
It was reported today in The telegraph that Children who grow up without the daily routine of regular bedtimes and family meals achieve worse results at school.
The study from the Prince’s Trust, the Prince of Wales’s youth charity, finds that almost four in 10 pupils who fail to achieve at least five C-grades in their GCSEs do not have a set bedtime.
Young people with lower school grades were also twice as likely as their more successful classmates not to have regular family meal times while growing up.
The annual Prince’s Trust Youth Index also discloses growing despair among the jobless generation of young people who have left school or university and are struggling to find employment.
The report underlines the importance of a structured upbringing in children’s success at school and confidence in adulthood. It finds that young people who claim to have “lacked structure and direction” while growing up were less confident than their peers.
Martina Milburn, the chief executive of the Prince’s Trust, said: “The absence of structure and routine in a young life can have a devastating impact. Without the right support, directionless teenagers can become lost young adults – unconfident, underqualified and unemployed.”
I’m a firm believer that routine is essential to child development, and have created and implemented hundreds of routines for little ones during my 20 year career. My *’Four for happiness’ routine has been used by hundreds of parents worldwide, and I tailor-make (for free) routines on average 30 times a week for parents wanting my help.
My two little ones were in a routine from birth. Using my *’Four for happiness’ they both thrived and were sleeping through the night by 6 weeks old. Now toddlers, (16 & 27 months) they both thrive in their routines. Both nap 2-3 hours in the day and sleep 13-14 hours per night and are bright for their age.
I believe Children really do need a daily routine to succeed at school and to thrive throughout their childhood.
*’Four for happiness’ © Childcareisfun2012
Information gatherd from Telegraph online 2012
2 Comments (Leave a Reply)
Hi,
Great post! I am a trained primary school teacher and in every class I have worked in you can spot immediately which children have a set routine and which don’t. There is no doubt in my mind routine contributes greatly to a child’s success in school and beyond.
Sarah x
Thanks Sarah!
I totally agree.
Lack of routine can cause all kinds of problems, especially behaviour problems in younger children.
Over-tiredness can cause tantrums, lack of interest in activities and a lack of appetite too. Children without routine (especially poor sleep routines) can really suffer at school.
Routine really is the key to happiness and good develepment in littlies.