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When it comes to daily structure, there are two types of parents – those who love having their days (and their children’s) scheduled and planned, and those who prefer spontaneity.
How much daily structure do you have in your household? How much do you want? And, of equal importance, how compatible is your need for structure with that of your child? In parenting, the challenge comes in recognizing both your and your child’s needs, and reconciling preferences that don’t match.
If your own schedule requires structure (you have kids in school or a job to get to in the mornings, say), there may not be much choice in the matter. The more freedom you have with your own time, however, the more you can let your child’s temperament be a deciding factor. Some children do best with a set schedule – getting up, eating, napping and going to bed at the same time each day. Others seem to have varying...
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