Do you get up with your 5yr olds

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Basically just that. Ds has always been an early riser and well I'm sick of getting up with him at 6am to a cold house when I'm shattered and pregnant.

He is 5. Is there anything wrong with telling him just get on with it instead of waking me or his dad up every weekend morning

As others say I'd be happy for him to play in his bedroom until say 7 (if he goes to bed at 7). Then I'd get up with him. Wouldn't want him playing for too long on his own. Makes me feel a bit sad to hear of children fending for themselves as their parents can't be arsed to get up.

Have set heating to come on at 5 here so don't have problem of cold house. Can you change the time yours clicks on? (Ours is a big draughty house and needs an hour to be passable.)

Otherwise my alarm goes off just after 6 weekdays and 6:45 weekends. Eldest gets up when he hears me. Ds2 will wake about 7. Wake dd at 8. Dh is a lazy arse getting up when it suits him generally.

Neither of my DC (7 and 5) are allowed out of their room till 7am (apart to go to the loo obviously).

At 7 they can go downstairs and put the TV on, read a book, have a snack of fruit, play their DS or leap pad etc.

I always hear them go downstairs anyway and generally get up 30 mins later (maybe 45 mins at the weekend if I am lucky )

DS1 is 6 and since he was 3, he's not got out of bed until 7am - we used a reward chart for this until it became habit. At 7, he gets up, goes downstairs and watches TV (this is since he was 5). But he's very sensible and loves a bit of TV time on his own. DS2 is 2, and still in a cot. I can take him down and leave him with DS1, but I wouldn't go back to sleep if he was up, we might just enjoy a cup of tea in bed, listening out.

DS1 just turned 6 and at the weekend he finally did what I asked him and didnt yell 'DAAAADDDEEEEEEEE' at the top of his voice at 6.30am. Instead, he got out of bed, went downstairs, laid on the sofa with a blanket, and turned the TV on.

I am sooo pleased! He's been doing that every morning since and it means he doesnt wake up his little brother. I don't worry about what he's up to. He will quite happily watch the telly or play with his lego till DS2 comes down ( I have to get up at this point as DS2 is 3 and I wouldnt leave him unsupervised!)

Very much depends on the child.

The other morning ds (5) got up, emptied the dishwasher, got himself breakfast, then came upstairs as it was then 7.00 am (the time he is allowed to come into my room) I wasn't asleep, but never heard a thing

I always get up with DD (just 5), but I get up early anyway, can't relax once she is up. However (and sorry to hijack thread a bit - but is on similar lines) as I am now on my own (D)H left 6 months ago, this Sunday afternoon I left DD with her lego and the TV on and had a nap for 40 mins (set the alarm) I was SO tired is this awful?

"If I ever try and have a quick shower and leave DP to supervise there is always a domestic incident with one of them wailing "mummy" and coming in to the bathroom to find me."

Bloody hell, are you me ArmchairDectective?!

My 5 year old wakes us up then goes and plays in his room. We usually lie in bed for half hour before getting up. He knows what he's allowed to do and what he's not.

Yes, DS would not want to go downstairs by himself. At the weekend, he comes into my bed at 7am and plays on my ipod or his Leadpad while I doze until about 8am and we get up together. I suppose he could do this in his bed but I enjoy the cuddles!

Always. In fact these days I get up before DD, thanks to the years of early waking - my body just cant stay in bed past 6am (I'm normally downstairs by 0530).

I just wish she wasn't so active at that time. She wants to start doing stuff as soon as her eyes open

DH gets up with ds2 (5) way more than I do. Ds2 isn't allowed to wake us up before 7 a.m, but then comes in to give me a cuddle while DH gets up with him. I don't think he wakes much before that anyway- going on the few times I've awakened earlier than 7, ds2 has still been asleep until 6.30/6.45.

I'm sure I remember ds2 (now 17) getting up by himself at that age- but then I was a LP and lived in the tiniest of tiny houses and was on half alert when he was downstairs.