We have come up with some new ideas for ds (4.9), for various reasons. At the moment he shouts "Can I come in to your bedroom?" as soon as he wakes up, and then appears for cuddles.
he sometimes wakes at daft times thinking it is morning and gets quite cross when I come in to say no it isn't
am expecting a baby and think we could do without all the shouting on days when ds wakes up before dc2
the other day I was really knackered and asked him to read books and eat satsumas quietly in his room for 20 mins and he was fine about this. I got some more sleep and he was quite happy.
So, we have bought him a digital clock (he can't tell the time but can recognise some numbers) and said don't come in to our bedroom before it says 7 (and we have tweaked it so that clock will say 7 around 6.20 - dp has to get up then anyway and ds doesn't often sleep much longer than that). We also got a very dim nightlight and a timer, and have set the light to come on at 6 am, saying if he wakes up and the light is on, he can look at books quietly until the clock says 7. If he wakes up and light is off then it is nighttime and he should go back to sleep.
I think we will need to tweak these times a little but we can adjust them as and when. Can anyone see any major flaws with the plan, and, given that he is wildly excited about these new gadgets and the whole responsibility of it all (moaning from 5.30 pm "I wish I could go to bed now"), HOW early do you think he will wake up to see if the light is on / what time the clock says?
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FrannyandZooey · 23/01/2008 20:36
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