My DT2 who weas 5 last week has never been the best at concentrating at school and is obviously worse when hes tired. Throughout the year I have not been happy with the amount of sleep he has been getting. He gets maybe 11 hours one night then the next night he wakes early in the morning . I can only recall one week in the entire year that he got what I consider to be a week of proper sleeps, ie 11 to 11.5 hours each night. His main problem is waking early although he sometimes wakes about an hour after going to bed full of beans and its difficult to get him off agin. However the waking early is the main issue. His teacher has commented a few times on how "he was not really with us today" and this always seems to coincide with him having had an early morning . However the last 2 weeks have been the worst with him having wakened early every morning. He has been getting about 10 hours each night and whilst that may not seem too bad I dont think he can operate effectively unless he gets at least 11. If I keep him up later he still wakes early. If he goes earlier he wakes even earlier. DT1 doesnt sleep as much as he used to either but his concentration doesnt seem to be effected and if he doesnt get as much as he should one night he makes up the next. On the other hand DT2 isnt tired physically and would play ball all night if allowed. However the fact that the teacher has mentioned him being particularly bad when he has not had a great night still makes me think he needs more sleep. how much sleep do your 5 year olds get and any tips for making him sleep longer. There is no noise about to wake him up, he seems to just naturally wake so i cant really think of anything. maybe the fact that hes coming to the end of the school year is an issue.