What morning 'rules' do you have re. getting up time/noise etc?

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DSs are 8 and 6. DS1 always wakes up early (despite us letting him go to bed later), but we say he has to stay in his room and read etc until at least 6.30. DS2 usually hears him and gets up at the same time .
(I'm not convinced that DS1 isn't waking him up deliberately...)

We've previously let them watch a bit of TV, or play on the computer until we get up (at 7 ish weekdays or later at weekends).

But recently they've started making so much noise in the morning, that they're waking us up when they get up. It's mostly DS2 getting more argumentative & shouting/ arguing I think.

We have been warning them that unless they keep quiet, then we will change the 'rules'. But nothing's changed, and we were woken at 6.30 again this morning .

Just wondered what other people do - do you say they have to stay in bedrooms til later, or read, or something?

My ds is only 2 so have all this to look forward too. We're lucky at the moment as he stays in his room until we get up. Weekdays we go in at 7.15 as he has to go to nursery and most days he's awake. Weekends it's whatever time we get up (between 8-9) and he plays happily till we go in

They have to stay in there room and if noise levels get to high they have a warning to lower the levels. If that doesn't work then they have to put away what they are doing and get back into bed.

They don't get up early when it is school we usually have to get them up.

They are nearly 5 and nearly 2.

1. do not have yourselves a Haribo Party at 6am on a Sunday morning

2. Ice poles are not "A drink"

3. You are not allowed in the kitchen, and I want you to come and wake me up when you wake up. If I tell you it is too early, you go back to your room and play nicely.

4. you do not need a shower

5. Do not strip your brother of his soiled nappy - that is not helping him or mummy. Telling mummy he is dirty would help mummy, indeed telling me you are awake would help mummy, stripping your brother to his faeces covered skin then going downstairs to find crisps is NOT helping mummy.

6. Stay out of your brother's cot. you are a big boy and it might break.

7. Please come and wake me up when you get up. Please.

DS1 is nearly 4 and DS2 is 16 months so much smaller than your DS's.

When DS1 first moved to a bed from a cot he used to wait in bed for us to go and get him took him ages to click he could get out by himself.

Now he gets up about 6.30 for a wee then goes back to bed he will get up about 7.15 and play in his room until we get up about 7.30. if he starts to play around noisly before 7am I ask him to get back into bed as it isn't morning yet. (if he is playing with his train set or reading a book I don't care but jumping around and singing hmm no)

We wake DS2 at 7.30 and all go down together.

I will try to keep this going for as long as I can, but am aware that it could all change sorry can't be more help.

Why do you WANT to be woken up Colditz - just from the safety point of view?

It's really hard - I'm all for encouraging independence, so we let them get their own breakfast (cereal only), but the kitchen is underneath our bedroom, and it sounds like a classroom full of kids in the morning!

It's a safety thing. Ds1 isn't really mature enough to be wandering around the house unhindered.

Mine are 3,6 and 9. They go downstairs and watch tv until we wake up.

Fairy Mum sounds like bliss!!!

How about some sort of reward for quiet appropriate morning behaviour for the OP?

Hmm - yes, we've tried rewards, but there just seems to be a detachment from potential rewards and the morning reality. We've also put up notices on the door downstairs reminding them - all to no avail!

Ds (almost 5) stays in bed quiet until his alarm goes (7am)

If it's a weekday he can come through to us at this point

If it's the weekend he has to play quietly in his room. If he does this his treat is that he gets to choose his own cereal (the choice is cheerios, cornflakes or rice crispies rather than his Monday to Friday weetabix).

Tassissss you are harsh.

Mine are 10,8 and 4 and generally the 10 and 8 yr old are pretty good and won't make any noise before 8am.
Ds though will make as much noise as possible until either me or one of his sisters goes in to tell him to be quiet.

Non of them are allowed downstairs unless they come and ask me first, even if it means waking me.

Ds is 5 not 4 LOL.

When the dds were younger they were not to get their own breakfast. I think the only other rule was that they were quiet and if they weren't I'd go and bellow at them.

DS is 5 and he comes into our room whatever time he wakes up. If silly early I send him back to his room to read quitly.

I don't mind this. As a kid I was never allowed in my parents room at all and I hated it.

Well I'm an early bird myself and am always up by 7am at the latest, even at weekends, so it's not an issue for me. OH gets really annoyed though as he likes his sleep but it's hard to keep the noise down once you're up!

Ugh I think I'm a mug on this one. DS is 2.3 and co-sleeps, but usually by 5 (or earlier) is thrashing and squirming and by 5.30 is begging to get up and/or requiring answers to increasingly bizarre questions about the Mr Men. Which wakes me fully up anyway, since I've just spent the previous hour attempting to keep my eyes shut whilst being pummelled.

DH and I take it in turns to do the get up, and he gets full on quality lego-doing, song-singing, book reading parenting from then on. (But occasionally Tweenies video or "FGS just amuse yourself" while I groan on the sofa.)

LOL Colditz.

DCs always creep into our room as soon as they wake up. DS is nearly 5 and on the rare occasions that he is up before DD he is sent back to play quietly until it is 7 o'clock.

DD is just 3 and we take her downstairs so that DS doesn't get woken up.

Stay in bed until 7am. Dual benefit, as DS1 is a capable, but reluctant reader and this is the only time he picks up a book on his own

7am in rooms

although ds3 lieks to get into bed wiht ds1 who reads him stories

tassiss i do not think you at all harsh

I don't have rules per se. I simply pop my head under the pillow after bellowing saying... "go find your brother/sister". That my friends is the joy of 5 kids!

no tv, it encourages dd2 to get up as early as possible, if it is before 7am go back to bed and SLEEP, if after come in for a cuddle, colditz i love your ds, a shower???