DD2 (6) is driving me mad! This is the second week back at school and so far, every single morning it has been a battle to get her out of bed, breakfasted and ready for school. She goes to bed between 7-730 every night although she doesn't go to sleep straight away (she shares with dd1 and they both read for a while then dd1 falls asleep and dd2 reads a bit more) She will wake up in the morning but stays in bed and refuses to get out.
I've tried being jokey with her, asking her to get out of bed in my normal voice, talking quietly but firmly and getting mad with her - nothing seems to work. We end up having an argument before she's even got downstairs for breakfast. Then it's another battle to get dressed and ready for school.
I'm really at my wits end with this, it's not the way I want to start my day (I'm not a morning person either, which I suppose doesn't help). I think the worst thing is that she's got such a terrible attitude towards me - I get the "blah blah blah" and smirking and silly faces every time I say something to her, which ends up with me getting annoyed with her for being rude . I feel like I'm going round in circles. By the time we get to school, or even just round the corner from our house, she's all sweetness and light and a lovely little girl. Any advice would be very gratefully received.