How this family of 12 makes mornings stress-free

Do you have trouble getting your kids up, dressed, fed and out the door on school days? Greg and Kate Wilson of Winnipeg can show you how it's done. They have ten kids, and they've got their morning routine down pat.

They wake up at 6:15 a.m. and have the kids on the school bus by 7:25 a.m. Kate draws on her restaurant experience to prepare breakfast and pack lunches. Greg is in charge of waking up all the kids and helping them get their coats and snowpants on.

Here are their tips for keeping mornings stress-free.

1. Don't sweat the small stuff. For Kate, the most important thing to remember is "little things don't matter, just go with the flow. There's always a solution for everything."

2. Set up specific zones for eating and getting coats on. "They have to be in one area to get them all dressed," says Greg. "If they were all over the place, we wouldn't have any idea what was happening."

3. Make sure each child leaves the house happy. Kate insists that the kids leave the house "on a positive note, and always know that they're loved. Each one gets one-on-one time to say, 'I love you, have a good day,' and it makes their day better."