If you are like me, you can’t wait to get back to a routine after weeks of having no structure, eating too much, and relaxing a few too many family rules. Over winter break, even my 4-year-old said, “I can’t wait to get back to school so I can be in a routine.” It is clear that both kids and parents seem to do best with some kind of routine or structure. So let’s discuss the research behind routines. Why do routines matter? How do you create good routines and stick to them? What are some routines that are backed by research that you can start today?------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagram.Parenting Translator is hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.