Top Ten Tips for Busy Moms

Hey Moms! This is my top ten list. Let me know what your favorite tips are for staying sane during these busy child-rearing years!


10. Prioritize

· Make a list the night before of the top five things you want to accomplish tomorrow

· Set reasonable goals

· Live by priorities not pressure

· Learn to let things go


9. Get rid of “black holes” that steal your time

· Keep track for one week of things that steal your time… email, facebook, phone, searching for car keys, etc.

· Keep a notepad by your bed

· Let the machine get your calls


8. Designate Days

· Plan your meals two weeks or a month at a time (www.myrecipes.com)

· Set aside specific blocks of time for housework, paperwork, errands

· Use a timer for yourself to get certain chores done – quit when the timer goes off

· Make dinner in the morning to ease the ‘witching hour’


7. Finish a task

· Housework: start and finish one task (ex: cleaning just one bathroom) - www.flylady.com

· Completing a task with make you feel really good since a mother’s job is never done


6. Practice self-care

· Schedule time for yourself everyday even if it’s just 20 or 30 minutes – SIT DOWN

· Use the restroom when you need to!

· Communicate your feelings to your husband, girlfriends, journal – stay connected to your support group

· Stick to strict bedtimes

· Find a good babysitter and GO ON A DATE!


5. Just say ‘NO’

· Supermom is dead! Today’s society would have you doing too many things and for what?

· Decide what you are living for and don’t back down from it.


4. Teach your child

· Teach your child how to put their plate in the sink, dress themselves, throw their diaper/pull up in the trash

· This helps your child learn independence and gain a sense of self-confidence

· Our family is a team – it takes all of us working together


3. Schedule like the marines

· Kids love routine and it helps you feel a sense of accomplishment when you have a schedule

· Make an Excel spreadsheet of your days and post it on your fridge

· Be flexible as God may reorder your day


2. Discipline/Consistency

· Hold up the standard for behavior and expect the best from your children

· It’s unfair to your children to be inconsistent

· Discipline makes children feel loved

· Remember you are training their heart and not just outward behavior



1. Pray for your family

· Ask God for wisdom (James 1:5-6)

· Pray scripture over your children (Is. 55:11)

· Thank God for His provision and faithfulness (Is. 65:23)

· Rest in Him (Psalm 62:1-4)