Ds, nearly 12 actually, struggles to get up on a morning, always has, I usually wake him 3 times (7.10am). Once he's up he gets himself sorted for school and always makes the bus on time. He goes to bed around 9 and reads till about 9.30/9.45 ish.
He's not allowed his ipod during the week until his homework is finished. I always take it downstairs once his light is out- otherwise he would switch it on once he knows I'm downstairs and could be on it for another hour. Tonight I put it on the desk, ten mins later he remembered something and came downstairs, did what he needed to do and then took his ipod off the desk and went back up to bed, spent the next 45 mins on it until I realised it was gone. I went up, his light was off and it was on the side but it was warm so I knew he'd used it. I was cross and reminded him he knows not to take it and shouldn't have.
My argument is that until he can get himself up on a morning, I need to remove it from him. Once he can wake himself and get up on time then fine. But at the moment he can't discipline himself. He's a good kid, does really well at school, is polite and other than arguing with his sister (!) we have no concerns so I struggle with how tough to be on this.
Dh says I should leave him to sleep in once I've woken him once or twice but I can't bear the thought of him missing the bus. We live 10 miles from school and there are no service buses, only one school bus.
What would you do? What's the deal with electronics in your house?