Monday to Friday ds, who is 7, will lie in bed until the very last minute, sleeping peacefully until I have no choice but to wake him up.
Come Saturday however, he's the first one up bright and early. This morning he was awake two hours earlier than a school morning. Same will happen tomorrow, as it has every weekend for as long as I can remember.
I've told him if he wakes up early to either lie quietly until a certain time, read or play something that doesn't make a lot of noise. Basically just be respectful to the rest of the household who are still sleeping.
He doesn't. He will call me repeatedly until I go to see him. It's never for anything other than to tell me he's awake and wants to get up now. I say he can do any of the above or come and lay with me in my bed. He often chooses to stay in his room but makes a lot of noise.
I will never fall back to sleep once he's awake and will often get up with him after about half an hour usually to prevent him waking up anyone else.
I know this is quite common for some children and wondered what people have tried to try and help with this. It doesn't matter if he goes to bed at a different time. Earlier means he wakes up even earlier and later means he will just have less sleep.
It's exhausting!