My kids won't sleep in

[lulabaloo]

I'm off for the summer with my 3 children, each night we have had a film night and we will all go to bed about 10ish. My oldest and youngest are still up at 6- 6.30 am. Driving me mad. Anyone else have early risers no matter what time they go bed.

Yes same here. 6am or earlier daily. It makes for a very long day. I wish it was different but there is literally nothing I can do about it 😩

Yup me too! Exactly the same scenario - later bedtime just means less sleep, not a live-in. We maximise our evenings but getting them to bed super early.

My son does this too. It’s tiring! I don’t mind him staying up but wish he’d sleep in a bit the next day.

Yes!
Doesn't matter how late it is.
The hour of rising will always have a 6 at the start....
First day of holiday today and I hear their feet like dancing hammers on the stairs at 6.20...
I just wonder if it will always be like this (weeps hopelessly...)

Dd 14 6am every day!

My children were like this. Often stood by the door hoping for an outing by 7.
Can't get em out of bed now, as older teens.

I’d give anything for a 6/6.30 start. Mine like to get up about 5. I’m hoping this will change as they get older.

Yes I'm hoping i can pay them back when they are teenagers and wake them up!

So annoying when i hear my oldest door opening! I am ready to get out the house by 9 but my friends kids are all still in bed! So my day feels like it goes on for hours. Just isnt fair 😴.

I'm another one who had an early rising toddler who has morphed into a teenager that can sleep until past lunchtime.

Yes mine are early risers (5-6.30) when they were young and still are whatever time they go to bed. I have kind of got used to it now. No point in fighting it as when they’re up they’re up.

laineymc7 oh no 5am every day, id be exhausted.

Yes coolhotsummer my friends always say to just put them back to bed, but we have tried this and my oldest will wake up his brother (who actually sleeps in every now and then) so just easier to take them down.

I've got a 16 year old boy who still gets up by 6:30 every morning

Luckily I'm already up...His 7 year old brother gets up at 6 and kindly wakes me up

My eldest (11) has always been an early riser, 6am is generally the latest and the youngest (7) is similar with an occasional 'lie in' until 7ish. Also drives me batty- however it means if we go out we always beat the queues and get to places whilst they're still quiet. At the weekends they get to watch and hour or two if tv so I have a lie in!

Yes! Dd won’t sleep till 9/9:30 because it’s so hot, and then wakes me up between 5 and 6:30. The endlessly long days are going to end me, there’s just no downtime. I end up ratty in the day because I’m so tired and just want a couple of hours without a toddler clambering all over me. Roll on winter!

Another 5am riser here. For eight years (including a delightful 4.15am phase which lasted for 20 months).

Still, I get lots done whilst they watch telly!

My ds was always up by 5, didn’t sleep right through the night until he was 5! He is now 14 and sleeps in TIL 6.30 but he is able to manage himself and be quiet now so doesn’t needs to get up ant entertain him.

I found that we couldn’t have too many late nights as it made him too tired. Make the most of having your evenings to yourself if not the mornings...

I have a younger child (2) and I feel your pain. Today she woke at 5am and I’ve just Amazon Prime ordered a Gro Clock in desperation!

I'm still waiting for the sleep-in stage to arrive for my 12 year old, he's still up at 6-6:30 every. Bloody. Morning.

Doesn't help that my 8 year old is also an early riser and won't be a teenager for many years to come. Grrr.

Same here! My 4 year old is up around 6-6.30 every morning, regardless of the time he goes to bed...sometimes he gets up at 5 😢

DCs (5yo and 3yo) are up anywhere between 5am and 6:30am every day, with it mostly being 5:30-6am. To be honest from 6am I can live with it (and 6:30am is great), as in my head the morning officially starts at 6am and I can go to bed at 10/10:30pm which feels like a normal grown up bed time.

Anything before 6am and I’m grumbling at the kids to go back to bed. DC1 was up at 5am today and sat on our floor playing with toys whilst I muttered something about keeping quiet and please don’t wake your brother...

My seven year olds are the same doesn't matter what time they go to bed they are up at 530.

Forgot to add, that is also regardless of bed time, so there isn’t much benefit to keeping them up later than usual!

DS 8 is up 6.30-7am without fail - it used to be 5.30am so I can live with it. doesn't matter how many times I tell him he can sleep in, he's awake.

He's not going to sleep till 10pm due to the heat but he's never needed as much sleep as he's supposed to for his age.

Mine usually take a few days to start sleeping in so give it time.
I've had 5 early risers and by ages 5 they are left snack a drink and a clock and told not to disturb anyone else till 7.
Works a treat.