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what is a civilised time for young children to wake up?

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itsboiledeggsagain · 17/03/2019 07:20

not what time do they, but what would you think is good?

My 3yo just woke up at 0645 and started playing in his room, I was already awake and just heard him and felt quite pleased. he hasnt woken up the last few nights - which is relevant I think too.

His sisters were either asleep / reading so I have come downstairs to study while DH snores.

it feels quite civilised for once.

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DewDropsonKittens · 17/03/2019 07:21

Anything after 7am and I am happy.

bonzo77 · 17/03/2019 07:22

I would say any time after 6. This is coming from a family where all the kids are good sleepers and always have been (certainly from 6 months old or so). Mine are rarely up before 6.45, but any time after 6 is fair play here.

SharkSave · 17/03/2019 07:23

Any time starting with a 6 here. Toddler and baby.

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Billballbaggins · 17/03/2019 07:25

Mine are 3 & 5, we got them a gro clock & set for 6.30 as a few months ago they were waking at 5.30 and it was driving me nuts. I think any time after 6 is fine but the clock as helped so much and now they usually wake between 6.25 and 7.

Stylinit · 17/03/2019 07:35

Mine are up around 6. Anything before 6 is off limits.

I’d love them to wake up later on the weekends but in the week we really need them up by 6.30 at the latest so we can all leave on time so I can’t really insist on anything later.

Redrupunzle · 17/03/2019 07:35

After 630 is fine here

Smoggle · 17/03/2019 07:36

7am is civilised.

Anything before 6am is night time and I won't entertain it.

HavelockVetinari · 17/03/2019 07:37

Used to be 6.30-7 but the last few mornings it's been 5:30-6 which doesn't feel very acceptable! I do love snuggles in the morning though, DS is 20 months old so still bf and it's nice to cuddle him during his morning feed.

saxatablesalt · 17/03/2019 07:39

After 6 here. Before 6 we don't allow.

SoyDora · 17/03/2019 07:39

Any time after 7 here. Before that I tell them it’s still night time. They have a clock in their rooms and know not to get up before that. They’re 5 and 3.
Unfortunately the 9 week old can’t tell the time yet!

Zebedee88 · 17/03/2019 07:40

We used to have a early riser, she eventually outgrew it, but anything after 6am is reasonable.

wittyusermane · 17/03/2019 07:41

After 6am: ok
After 7am: civilised

Teddyreddy · 17/03/2019 07:44

Anytime after 6 here, with 4 and 2 year olds. Their groclocks are set for 6.15 and as long as they don't wake up too long before then they will now both wait for them.

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itsboiledeggsagain · 17/03/2019 07:44

yes exactly I agree with many. 7am used to be my goal, but really I am squabbling over 15mins which is basically pointless if they are all behaving well.

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wittyusermane · 17/03/2019 07:49

A groclock was AMAZING for my eldest, worked like a charm. On this basis we bought a second one for youngest. Youngest immediately worked out how to reset the damn thing and would wake us at 5am to show us that the sun was up on it 😆

ritzbiscuits · 17/03/2019 08:07

DS is five and we don’t go ‘get up’, go downstairs before 7am.

He’s often up at 6.30, but he either comes in our bed for 1/2 hour or will play in his room.

Pre 6am is ungodly! My nephew is up anytime after 5am, I wouldn’t allow that!

BendydickCuminsnatch · 17/03/2019 08:09

4am, if you Sammy 1 year old😄 apparently neither of them settled until 1am either, but I was dead to the world.
Anything after 6 is acceptable to me - basically CBeebies hours!

BendydickCuminsnatch · 17/03/2019 08:09

*ask

Redwinestillfine · 17/03/2019 08:10

7 here. Anything earlier they get told to play quietly in their room ( even if it's 6.55 as don't want to start on that slippery slope!)

happypotamus · 17/03/2019 08:23

6am. Since they were tiny babies it has always been my 'rule' that it's not morning until 6am. If they wake up before 6, I try to get them back to sleep. I would rather they didn't wake up at 6 though, later would be much preferred.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 17/03/2019 08:26

After 9 years of mostly being woken up at 6am or before I don't find it civilised at all.

holly1501 · 17/03/2019 08:30

Sometimes my six year old will wake at 6, sometimes sleep in till 8 but it's usually about 7.15ish

steppemum · 17/03/2019 08:32

my line in the sand was always 7 am.

We basically had 101 ways to wait in your room until 7!

When my eldest was a toddler, if I allowed him to gte out and out at 6:45, then the next day it was 6:30 etc, so I would go in and give him some toys/books in the cot and say - it's not morning yet, and then listen out to him until 7. Somehow that worked!

dc2 isn't a morning person, even as a toddler so that wasn't an issue

dc3 is a very early morning person, and at 11 still is. So with her, the deal was that she was not allowed to wake anyone else up before 7.
She still creeps downstairs at 6:30 on a Saturday!

madeyemoodysmum · 17/03/2019 08:36

After 7 amazing g but after 6 acceptable.

Hang in there everyone my 11 yo and 14 yo are still in bed now Grin

PurplePotatoes · 17/03/2019 08:40

After 6am: ok
After 7am: civilised

^ This.

DD5 is usually up just before 6 but she knows to play in her room. She'll usually come in about 6.30 but if we don't have to be up I'll send her back to her room to play until the sun comes up on her groclock at 7.