As-salamu alaykum,

Thank you for writing to our live session.  Getting children to school on time
is a common issue many parents have due to children not wanting to get up or just being tired early in the morning.
There are many things a parent can do such as starting to put your child to bed a bit earlier to give them extra time to relax and fall asleep on time.  Often children who have a bedtime of 8pm will actually fall asleep at 8:30 or 9pm as it takes some children a little bit of extra time to unwind and fall asleep once they are put to bed.

Another way to encourage children to move a little faster in the morning is to offer an incentive for completing their morning tasks on time.  Perhaps if your child is ready 10 minutes before it’s time to leave they will get a favorite snack or be able to play a favorite game when they get home.  Also waking a child up 20 minutes to a half hour earlier to get ready for school will reduce the tardiness as they will have an extra half hour or so to get ready.

Lastly, you can always set the clocks ahead a few minutes to give your family the extra you need in the morning to get prepared.  It is not an easy task getting children to school on time, but with some creative thinking, it can be done!