Getting kids ready in the morning. How do you manage it?

Is getting your kids into the car ever easy? Not according to the parents we’ve spoken to.

Everyday it seems like someone’s forgotten their shoes/lunch/backpack. And someone else hasn’t brushed their teeth/combed their hair/eaten breakfast.

Then there’s strapping kids into car seats, dealing with the odd tantrum and then… just when you’re ready to go… sometime needs to go to their toilet.

In this next episode of Back Seat Heroes, comedian and writer Em Rusciano takes us through what it’s like getting her kids ready in the morning.

Check it out.

Sometimes, it’s the moments in the car that can drive quality time between mums and their kids. Our Backseat Heroes Competition looks to celebrate those shared moments.

For the next four weeks, we’re going to be bringing you a video each week about the moments mums share with their kids in the car. There will be a theme for each video and every week we’ll be asking you to share your own memories via social media or in the comments section of the post for your chance to win.

Entry can be via Instagram, Instavideo, Facebook, or Twitter. Whichever one you fancy! Just make sure that your entry is hashtaged as #backseatheroes.

From the great memories you share each week, a winner and a runner up will be chosen to win a cash prize. First place will win a $750 cash card, and the runner up will win a $250 cash card.

Check out the competition details here.

Editor’s note: Before we jump into the challenge theme for this week, we are excited to announce the first place and runner up winners of the Back Seat Heroes challenge from last week.

Thanks to everyone who sent in their entries. The number and quality of the entries makes it very tough to decide on a winner, but we’re looking forward to seeing more from you in the next could of weeks.

Congratulations Tawhi Rickus. You are the winner of our Week 2 Challenge. A $750 cash card will be coming your way.

And congratulations to Kookla123. You are the runner up of our Week 2 Challenge. A $250 cash card will be coming your way.

The entries for this week’s challenge are now officially open. Just tell us about what tricks you have to get your kids out of the house in the morning and remember to use the hashtag #backseatheroes.

Here’s a little taste of the entries that came through last week.

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And here are the entries coming through this week:

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@ashchidgey How do I get my kids in the car?! Anyway I can! Pretending to leave without them usually does the trick, but failing that it's one under each arm (or in this case one on the hip and the other on my shoulders) and off we go! @mamamiaaus #backseatheroes

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@fab_c_a @mamamiaaus How do I get my kids ready & in the car in the morning?? I tell them I'll walk them to school in my pyjamas. The thought horrifies them & they are pretty quick to get ready #backseatheroes

@fnewberry Sometimes its a mission to get my 4yr old fed, dressed and off to daycare some mornings. So when I wake him up I sometimes say we are on a crime fighting mission and we need to get ready quickly cos our city needs us. Lol seems to work for my little superhero @mamamiaaus #backseatheros

@hooneybooney How do I get my kids in the car?! Anyway I can! Pretending to leave without them usually does the trick, but failing that it's one under each arm (or in this case one on the hip and the other on my shoulders) and off we go! @mamamiaaus #backseatheroes

@kookla123 @mamamiaaus #backseatheroes To get my daughter ready for school, I need to say just one word: SCISSORS!!! Does the trick every time!! :)

@krystal_0711 This is how I get my girls out of the house in the morning. A bag full of toys/books in the car always entices them. #backseatheroes if I don't have it prepared we spend another 20minutes gathering everything they MUST take with them.

@neatseeks #backseatheroes @mamamiaaus we don't struggle to wake up our two boys in the mornings to get ready, our youngest Ollie Danger (2 yrs) Dive bombs us all every morning at 6:30am without fail!! A cute alarm clock <3 he sure makes getting ready on time in the mornings easy <3

@sizzyrock I always tell my kids horror stories at night and that will make them scary in the morning and leave the home with me and its soo easy for me to get them ready within a few minutes..lol!!! :)

mworrad #backseatheroes @mamamiaaus lots of early morning cajoling to get Zac out the door 'yes you can wear your ninja turtle pjs to school today' (honestly - who's going to notice?

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@JadeK80: This is how we get out the door in the mornings #backseatheroes #couldntcarryanymore

@Mamamia is this an acceptable bribe? If you hurry and get ready you can drive and drink Coke? Lol #backseatheroes

Editors note: This is just a special note to make sure you’re all staying safe while creating your competition entries. While Mamamia wants you all to have fun with your photos and competition entries, we also want to encourage you to be safe. To read more about the ways you can keep your kids safe around cars, check out this post.

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