If you think the idea of getting children fully dressed in less than three minutes is the stuff of myth, you must try the Get Ready Race. Turning things into a race is a stone-cold parenting classic – and it works particularly well here. If you have more than one child, get them to race each other. If you have one, why not race them yourself?

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