To leave the child in bed...

[Singlebutmarried]

....and be late for school

She’s hardly slept this past week and she’s like a little zombie by about 4pm.

[SuperMoonIsKeepingMeUpToo]

How old is she?

[Singlebutmarried]

1. So not likely to be cracking nuclear fission this week.

[JumbleJamba]

Have a rogue day off

[SuperMoonIsKeepingMeUpToo]

If reception I might have considered it, but at 7 I would say she needs to know that she goes to school unless ill. She can come home and collapse at 4!

[Camomila]

I think as a one off its okay....the hot weather has probably made her sleep go all wonky. Some European countries have already broken up for summer!

[Passthecake30]

I'd let her sleep as long as possible but not let her have a day off, could set a precedent she would like to repeat. And an early night if possible. Saying that, I think all kids are knackered atm, mine are only getting about 8-9 hours sleep to their normal 10-11 due to the bright evenings and bright mornings. It's pretty normal.

[Singlebutmarried]

I’m not going to keep her off all day. Just let her wake up by herself.

[Slartybartfast]

no, its the heat, everyone is in the same boat op.

[GahWhatever]

If she is that exhausted I'd call her in sick; let her sleep as long as possible, spend the day quietly in a cool room and get her rehydrated. Poor thing.
I would absolutely do the same with mine if she was only 7.

[TokenBritPoshOfCourse]

I very nearly started this exact thread this morning.

DS is 6, and he has only just got up, he’s hot, he’s caught the sun (terrible I know but he did have factor 50 all weekend).

We’re going to go in when he’s had his breakfast etc but I’m not going to rush him. I know people say fgs it’s only a bit of heat, but it’s not something we’re used to and it’s thrown a lot of people esp kids out of whack.

[Singlebutmarried]

We made it to school only 5 minutes late.

Far less grumpy than when woken.

[speakout]

A monthly duvet day was fine for my kids. To be taken on a day of their choosing.

[Pengggwn]

If I genuinely thought my child was exhausted and needed the day off, I would invent a temperature and tell them I was keeping them off because they were ill.

I wouldn't tell them it was a duvet day, because that sets the expectation that you don't have to go to school when you are tired and it's hot.

[brummiesue]

A monthly duvet day? Seriously? Not the best ethic to install into your kids is it

[pilesup]

A monthly duvet day? Wtf? 😂😂

[speakout]

Worked for us.

My DD is currently head girl in her last year at a huge secondary school, and off to University in September.
Two years ago her brother was Head boy at the same school and he is halfway though a degree at University.
They both also work part time.

No issue about "ethics" here.

[BarbarianMum]

I've done this a couple of times (in 8 years). The world did not end, their schooling was unaffected, they did not get into bad habits.

[Singlebutmarried]

She was most disgruntled to be late.

This may encourage her to try to sleep earlier.

[MarklahMarklah]

Mine has had terrible trouble getting to sleep for a few months. Still has to go to school if not actually ill.
Although, she does wake up okay most mornings. We lie in at the weekend to try to catch up.

[GreatDuckCookery6211]

A monthly duvet day was fine for my kids. To be taken on a day of their choosing

Till what age?!

[Pengggwn]

A monthly duvet day is 50 lessons a year. That is very likely to have a considerable effect on the child's attainment.

[speakout]

For the whole of school.
When they were older teens they mostly chose not to take it as they were very focused on their school work- but I was happy if they did fancy a day off once in a while.

[speakout]

A monthly duvet day is 50 lessons a year. That is very likely to have a considerable effect on the child's attainment.
Yes perhaps so- but both sailed through exams and had multiple unconditional University offers.

[susej]

Up until I left school me and my siblings had “mental days” where we were allowed to stay home just to regroup no questions asked. Maybe 2 or 3 a year though, and they really helped.

[Pengggwn]

speakout

And yet, still, they would have been much better educated with an additional couple of hundred sessions of Maths, you'd imagine.

Anyway, your kids.