Enable young ones to do for themselves by putting lunch, snack and other frequently used items on shelves and in drawers that they can reach. I created a lunch and snack drawer in my kitchen so my third-grader could make her own breakfast and lunch, get her own after-school snacks. This eased our morning routine and eliminated complaints and arguments about lunches (my son used to make the lunches for he and his sister, but my daughter had issues with his peanut butter and jelly technique.). ”