Does Anybody Else's Primary/Junior School Age Children Get Up Ridiculously Early ?

[Blessedandgrateful]

My 8yr old and my 6 yr old are currently waking up between 5-6am - does anybody else have this?

I am so exhausted and tearful.

No stories about any DC that sleep until 8-9am - I am strictly looking for some empathy here!

Smileandnod yes yes.

Children with responsive parents have much better attachments in later life so I'm glad actually that I don't have rules to the point that my DC don't feel able to gain comfort when they feel vulnerable .

Mine have to read in their rooms until 8 am on weekend mornings. We started this when they were the same age as yours (they are only 7 and 9 now). They are not allowed to disturb us and they are quite happy reading.

The OP's exhausted and tearful, telling her school age children not to wake her up at 5am seems the obvious solution!

Waking up at night with stress or nightmares doesn't sound like the same thing as getting up early, bickering with your sibling and waking your parents up to moan about them.

But if you're happy to carry on as you are, then no problem.

Of course they would come and get us if there was a real problem, but no bickering as they are in their own rooms.

That wasn't really the point I was trying to make hollie. We choose our battles or life would be very difficult and full of constant arguing, as no, our family don't always agree.

DS has never slept well in terms of hours. Ever. He functions perfectly well on what sleep he has and to make someone sleep longer (how?) when they just don't need to is quite pointless isn't it? We make use of early mornings for homework and reading like someone else suggested.

Hollie if your oldest is 4 I'm afraid you still have a lot to learn and experience. Good luck.

Am off to work !

Ah yes I'm a very different parent to the one I was before I had children

A little aggressive hollie, considering OP freely admits she is tearful.

However, I agree with you. We are not talking about babies. We are talking about school age children. The talk of robots is plain nonsense. Set a rule, and have consequences If they break. No tv time, no planned activity, or just the fact that it's going to get mum and dad seriously pissed off. It works with mine. Some of the posters are clearly sleep deprived and consequently have quite a defeatist attitude. It's tough and I sympathise but it is a solve able problem...don't lose sight of that.

Blessed...how did your children sleep at 4? If not better than now, your point about hollie having a lot to learn doesn't really stand in relation to this issue.

My DS is nearly 5 and this morning he was awake at 6.15am when I got up to go to the loo...I tiptoed so not to wake him up to hear a little voice say 'mummy, I'm actually awake'!

He's always been a early waker. Usually he's around 6.30am which in comparison to the 2 yrs of 5am is fine. Now and again he will sleep pass 7am but it's rare.

I think only you OP can decide how much you want them to stay quiet till later in the morning. They're not magically going to sleep later if they've always been early risers but obviously you could try rewards or sanctions for staying quietly in their beds/bedrooms till a later time. I tend to go with the flow with my DS but I only have him to worry about and I'm an early riser myself so I'm usually awake just before him. I don't then see the point of making a big deal about him staying in his room if I'm downstairs and DH will sleep till noon if left and it doesn't disturb him.