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What time does your 6 year old wake up?

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uswr03759 · 13/07/2023 23:08

Is there any way of getting them to sleep until 7:30?!

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Johnisafckface · 15/07/2023 23:26

My DD never slept past 6:30/7:00 when she was a child and still doesn’t and she’s almost 30. 😆. Even when staying up late she will still get up at the same time. She’s not much of a sleeper. I was always jealous of people that had kids that would sleep til 9 or 10

DixonD · 15/07/2023 23:10

My just turned 7 year old wakes up at around 8/8.30am. This morning was 9.30am but we were out late last night.

Weekdays I wake her at about 7.45am.

DrCoconut · 15/07/2023 23:10

Mine is 7 now. I usually wake him at 8 on school days and he wakes up naturally at 9:30 - 10 on non school days. None of my 3 have been/are early risers thank goodness. I don't know how people cope with getting up at 5 or 6 every morning.

UrsulaIsMyQueen · 15/07/2023 22:52

Between 7.30 and 8. Doesn’t go to bed until 8.30ish though. When she went to bed earlier, she was up earlier.

GG1986 · 15/07/2023 22:47

Dd7 wakes up at 8 most mornings, we have the occasional 6.45 but not very often. She goes to sleep about 8.30/9. Could you try a gro clock and tell them they are not allowed to get out of bed until the time it's set at? Also could you get up with them and go downstairs, let them watch TV or play and you snooze on the sofa?

Summermeadowflowers · 15/07/2023 22:14

I have an early riser, and I’m an early waker myself.

I do think there is sometimes a tendency to see this as an inherent sort of character flaw on threads like this, and while ideally yes children would sleep a bit later a lot of them just don’t regardless of screens or whatever.

By all means encourage children to not disturb others until a particular time but honestly I think sometimes the more you stress about it the worse it is.

Figgygal · 15/07/2023 22:11

It's a cliche but at weekends before 7, we'll before 7, school days dragging him out of bed so he can go to school

Bedtime usually 8 in week 8.30-9 Saturdays

bnotts · 15/07/2023 22:07

6am always - she is 9 now and still 6am. Her sister is 12 and still 6am. Doesn't matter when they go to bed. I've adjusted and don't want them to sleep later. During lockdown the 6am wake-up was handy - by 9am we had finished homeschooling and I could work. Now I can work (weekdays) and do all the cleaning and tidying chores (at the weekend) and we can be out doing other stuff by 9 am!

ChicagoBears · 15/07/2023 20:53

DC are pretty good and May wake early at 6am but when snuggle back in and will go back to bed for a good few hours. They go to bed around 9 on the weekend.

MuggleMe · 15/07/2023 20:45

My 6yo wakes around 6.30 but has a grow clock so knows to play until 7.

Mumtothreegirlies · 15/07/2023 20:39

uswr03759 · 15/07/2023 20:25

What do they do when they wake up? Do you get up with them?! I’m not there yet but absolutely longing for a lie in one day.

Mine would just watch tele for 30 mins or play. The key is to put them to bed later on the weekends and knacker them out in the day.

KnackeredBack · 15/07/2023 20:27

DS was 5.40am and if allowed, would be 5 mins earlier every day. DD1 was 0700 ish and DD2 had to be woken at 0800. Did nothing different and to be honest, they're still of the same pattern as adults!

Mumtothreegirlies · 15/07/2023 20:26

mine used to wake about 7:30 week days with a 8:30 bedtime. Weekends they’d sleep in till 9 and bedtimes were between 9-10 on Fridays and Saturdays.

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uswr03759 · 15/07/2023 20:25

What do they do when they wake up? Do you get up with them?! I’m not there yet but absolutely longing for a lie in one day.

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Gymmum82 · 15/07/2023 20:22

6-7.30. Very occasionally later but only ever on school days.
The 9y is up at 6 on the dot every day without fail

Asparagus1 · 15/07/2023 20:20

Can be any time between 7 and 8.30. Occasionally earlier than 7.

TrexTeeth · 15/07/2023 20:18

I put a timer on the tablet so he can't switch it on before 7. No point him getting up earlier as it's boring !

mnahmnah · 15/07/2023 20:15

Anywhere between 5.15 and 6.15. I know.

Doesn’t matter what time he goes to bed. Or how much fresh air and exercise he gets. He wakes up raring to go. Doesn’t stop moving all day. It will calm down won’t it?!

mrssanchez · 15/07/2023 20:07

5am, every bloody morning Hmm

pecanpie101 · 15/07/2023 19:18

6 year old up at 6, 2 year old up at 530. Can't wait for the 7 o'clock wake ups!

44PumpLane · 15/07/2023 07:31

Usually about 7-7.30 which is fine.

They are typically asleep by 8, if they are struggling to sleep in the evening they can read or have the yoto player in.

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 15/07/2023 07:30

Mine can lay in until 9:30/10:00 if he could! He loves his sleep! But we live abroad and it’s the culture for people (including kids) to go to bed later and then have a 2 hour nap after lunch. Schools and workplaces have a minimum of 2 hours for lunch to ensure nap time! Kids usually sleep around 10:00 PM.

Bananas2 · 15/07/2023 07:27

I have actually just asked my 5 year old when he's going to start sleeping on on a weekend before I read this AIBU haha. He usually wakes between 6:15am and 7am - he knows he can't get up for the day before 7am but he always seem to need help with a poo at 6:15am, drives me mad 🙈 Of course then I can't get back to sleep.

BlameItOnTheGoose · 15/07/2023 07:21

Mines wakes between 7-8, but does go to bed a bit later than most.

DappledThings · 15/07/2023 07:18

Anywhere between 6 and 7.30

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