56. Pushing the Boundaries of Routine Matters

Our kids love predictability and repetition because it gives them
a sense of security.


Most of our lives revolve around familiar routines, right? We
have created these routines to help our children feel safe
because I mean, that is just what we do.  We don’t want them
to be anxious so as a natural solution, we worked hard to make
their environment as predictable as possible.


Resistance to change can create problems for both your child and
you when change is unavoidable. The goal of pushing the
boundaries of routine for our kids is to practice
unpredictability with them so that they will eventually be able
to accept change and have the ability to be flexible even in the
face of uncertainty.


It is our responsibility to introduce changes in their routines
so that they learn to cope in this ever-changing world we live
in. No matter how much planning goes into things and despite your
best effort, inevitably sometimes things just don’t go as
planned.


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