1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,580 A: Okay, I’ll tell you what our mornings look like on a regular school day, until my kid is ready and has to go. 2 00:00:07,580 --> 00:00:14,460 A: Okay, so first my flashing light alarm clock wakes me up, but I stay in bed for a little longer and keep my eyes closed. 3 00:00:14,460 --> 00:00:17,640 A: Eventually I get up and go to my son. 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,400 A: I go into his room, switch on the light and wake him up gently. 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,160 A: That way, he can prepare himself mentally to get up soon. 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,640 A: Then I go to the bathroom to wash myself and brush my teeth. 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,360 A: If my son hasn’t come into the bathroom by then, I call him again. 8 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,460 A: He hears that, gets up and joins me in the bathroom. 9 00:00:33,460 --> 00:00:36,040 A: Of course, he first has to use the toilet. 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,080 A: So I let him do that and wash myself. Afterwards I help him get dressed. 11 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:43,680 A: After that I wash his face. When he feels like it, he does that himself. Otherwise I help him. 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:48,580 A: I take a wash cloth and wet it with warm water. Then I hand him the wash cloth and he washes his face. 13 00:00:48,580 --> 00:00:50,800 A: When he’s done, he puts the wash cloth aside and/ 14 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,320 A: Well, first, he dries his face with a towel and then he puts lotion on his face. 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:59,620 A: When he’s done, he lies down again. Not in his own bed though, he lays down next to his mom. 16 00:00:59,620 --> 00:01:02,180 A: I let him, because I have to get dressed and ready as well. 17 00:01:02,180 --> 00:01:06,680 A: Then I wake him again, but I give him one or two minutes to get up. 18 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,240 A: I go downstairs and warm up some milk for him. 19 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,380 A: While the milk warms up, I pull up the blinds. 20 00:01:14,380 --> 00:01:17,160 A: Then I check to see if my son is coming downstairs, and he is. 21 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,620 A: He may then choose the cereal he wants and I pour some into a bowl. 22 00:01:20,620 --> 00:01:23,840 A: I switch off the stove and pour the milk over his cereal. 23 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,840 A: I also give him water and then let him enjoy his breakfast in peace. 24 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,800 A: Then I ask him what he would like to take with him to primary school. 25 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,020 A: As in, whether he wants fruit or bread or something else. 26 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:32,300 A: OBST1A* 27 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:32,300 A: obst 28 00:01:34,020 --> 00:01:37,280 A: I prepare that for him and put it in his box. 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:38,640 A: Meanwhile he can relax a little over breakfast. 30 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,240 A: When he’s done, he knows it’s time to brush his teeth. 31 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,080 A: In the meantime I clean up and pack his school bag. 32 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,400 A: I get something to drink for him from the basement and then everything is packed. 33 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,700 A: I wait for him to finish brushing his teeth. 34 00:01:48,700 --> 00:01:53,020 A: I lay out his jacket and put out shoes for him. He puts both on by himself. 35 00:01:53,020 --> 00:01:58,120 A: I ask him if he’s got everything. The most important thing, which he may not forget, is his neck pouch, because his bus ticket is in there. 36 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,980 A: He has a monthly A-B-O [short for Abonnement, engl. subscription], a subscription. 37 00:02:00,980 --> 00:02:03,320 A: I hang the pouch around his neck and when he has everything, he’s ready. 38 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:08,580 A: Then I get a kiss, I wave him goodbye, and he’s on his way. That’s it. 39 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,480 B: Great, well done. 40 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,020 A: That’s our process. 41 00:02:12,020 --> 00:02:15,680 A: It’s always the same during the week. 42 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:23,020 C: Asks A, whether his everyday life always looks the same. 43 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,520 A: Yes, it’s like that the whole week. 44 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:26,200 A: Only on weekends is our schedule more flexible.