in the morning is spent trying to decide what to wear.  With your child's help, lay out an outfit for the next day.  Give her small choices like, "Do you want to wear the red shirt or the pink one?"  Don't overwhelm her by giving her a choice of everything in her closet.  If she helps you choose the outfit, it should eliminate her not wanting to wear it in the morning. She will be able to get up and get dressed in what is laid out and you may not even need to help. Create a routine. Type up a routine and post it on the mirror in the bathroom or some other place that is easy to see. Your kids can look at it to make sure they have done everything they need to do to get ready for school.  Include everything, because some kids just can't remember that they need to brush their hair and their teeth in addition to making their bed and grabbing their homework.  After a couple of weeks the kids probably won't need the routine chart any more, but it's nice to have it just in case.  You may need to add various things at different points throughout the year, like grabbing a coat once it gets cold out. Get up earlier. This may seem silly, but sometimes all it takes is an extra 15 minutes to alleviate all of the stress and chaos that ensues in the morning.  Make sure that the