My 6-year-old moves so slowly in the morning that I started waking him up 30 minutes earlier but now he just moves slowly for 30 more minutes.
More people experience this than they realize.
The parent is trying to solve a relational problem with a mechanical solution, not understanding that the child may be responding to pressure by asserting control.
“Where Are You with Children and time — how they experience it?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.