Observation- It takes time for young children to learn some concepts

Cooperating is a challenge for many young children .
Last week I observed a parent getting her 5 year old son ready for school . He had a shower the night before .His uniform was ready and ironed . She asked him to brush his teeth and he said "o can I watch a show " . No we need to get ready for school and we do not need to be late . He has no sense of time ." Mommy can you brush my teeth?" what about the magic word ."someone took it he responded with a grin". His mother had a strait face .He went and turned on the music and began dancing ."look at my moves mom". I am trying to make breakfast . Mommy can you please brush my teeth . Ok I will help you . It is now 7:15 am and he needs to eat his breakfast and get dress. He is out of the bathroom . Mommy what is for breakfast .His mom told him and he likes it.
He sits at he table  and begin to eat .He gets up to put on the animal show. His mom reminds him that he needs to eat because they need to leave at 8:00am in order to get to school on time. He is now playing with the remote. It is now 7:50 and he his not dressed as yet .

This is an example of what happens every day with many 5 year old.  As a caregiver you need a lot of  patience  children have no sense of time this concept will take a while before they understand . Many times they get to school late and the teacher do not understand how your morning was and they are ready to mark the child late ;some schools make the child announce to the class that they are late .