When do they sleep in? Is it soon? Go on tell me it's soon

[MollyBloomYes]

It's late. I should be in bed because my two darlings (5 and almost 7) will be up in probably 4.5 hours. Maybe 5 if I'm lucky. 5.5 if that blue moon is shining. It's also really nice and quiet though so I'd rather enjoy that than have a full nights sleep.

However I'd love to know from parents of older children-when do they sleep in? Do I need to wait until they're teenagers? I can't use myself as an example, apparently I've always slept as late as possible and was one of those mythical babies that had to be woken up to be fed. I'm a single parent, no idea what their dad was like as a child (and no way of finding out) but certainly he was a big fan of sleep as an adult.

I'm just curious really, at the moment I can't ever imagine them sleeping in. Doesn't matter how late they get to bed or how tired they are they will be up at stupid o clock. Gro clocks, dark room, light room, noise, silence, reading quietly in bed, nothing makes a difference. It is what it is and I've pretty much accepted that's how they're built currently. But I'd love to know if anyone else had similar early risers who then grew to love the lie in!

I'm 33 and barely sleep past 7am even if I've been up late drinking - in usually up until 1am watching TV or reading too. I think it might be my work pattern that set my body clock but sometimes it's a pain in the arse!

I have a 15 and 8 year old and been like this for around 10 years but I didn't sleep much as a teen either.

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Mine are early risers but the 5 year old pops his head round the door to say hello then goes downstairs to put on the TV and get himself a bowl of cereal. It's only the 3 year old that disturbs me because she needs help getting out of her room, but actually if the 5 year old gets up at the same time they'll go down together and he puts on the TV and gets them both cereal. And feeds the cats!

Do they have to distrub you? At that age can they watch TV for half an hour until 6.30 or some bearable time?

You let your 5 year old child get his own cereal and sit unattended whilst you're in another room asleep?????

My 11 year old still wakes between 5 and 6 am but he’s been getting himself up for years now, he doesn’t bother anyone or wake anyone up at all.

13 year old ds still up at around 7am every day. It gets easier when they can get up and go downstairs unattended, put the TV on, get a drink/breakfast. You still wake when they get up but you can snooze for an hour or so 😂

It’s strange because my DC gets up very early when at my place but when over at dads sleeps in. Baffles me.

My 5 and 8yo wake up at between 7.30-8.30 and then get into bed together to snuggle, giggle and watch their tablets. They're both perfectly capable of getting themselves a bowl of cereal if they're hungry but prefer to wait until DH or I get up so we can wait on them hand and foot 😁

But I do agree with a number of PPs. I used to be able to sleep in for Britain, and now I've realised that I'm up and pottering about with a coffee before 9 even on my designated 'lay in' day. It's been recent - the last 6 months or so - but it's definitely crept in.

Mine used to sleep quite late from a very young age, were never awake before 9 or 9.30am except when I went to work. It was bliss on days off and weekends.

You let your 5 year old child get his own cereal and sit unattended whilst you're in another room asleep?????

I absolutely let my 5yo do this. Surely it isn't that unusual? My dc didn't need supervising every minute at 5.

I know I stopped getting up early the second I started puberty. My boys are 12 and 9 and still up early but they sort themselves out so I don’t mind!

I could easily sleep till 10 every day myself.

You let your 5 year old child get his own cereal and sit unattended whilst you're in another room asleep????

I would happily let my four year old do this, if only he would. Unfortunately he likes me to come and watch Paw Patrol next to him so he comes in and wakes me up.

Depends on the set up of your kitchen, but if the cereals and bowls are easily accessible and the milk is in the fridge door, most primary aged kids could cope fine. Mine is not stupid enough to stick his head in the oven or open the front door. He gets his own snacks safely during the day. Why not at 7am?

Yes I let me 5 year old go downstairs and even my 3 year old, sometimes they like to snuggle together on the sofa watching cbeebies/Netflix.

I'm not sound asleep - 5yo says hello before he goes down, and 3yo has usually woken me early and come into my bed, but no I don't stand over my kids 24/7 watching them eat cereal and watching TV. I'll lie in bed drinking tea or get ready for the day while they're down there themselves.