Early rising 5 year old

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DS has always been an early riser since a young baby. Always a 5:30 - 5:45 type of guy. Recently it feels more extreme, getting earlier, 5:20, today was 4:40. Last Saturday was 3:40!!!!

He's nervous of the dark and scared to go downstairs by himself. So always comes to our room. Wakes us up. Attempts to return him to his room are short lived or end in loud whining / shouting that could wake his younger brother.

I'm at the end of my tether with it. I don't like waking up this early, I can't take it and it's starting to make me rage now when I look at the clock and it's 4am.

He goes to bed at 7:30-8pm ish. He's always super tired and out like a light. He will be 5 next week.

Anyone got any tips? Of even solidarity?

My 5 year old DS is the same. Usually it's around 5.30 but on Sunday it was 4.45 unless we immediately take him downstairs he makes so much noise he wakes up his little sister as well so one of us has to get up with him. He was doing better then he had an iron infusion which seems to have given him a lot more energy! I don't know what the solution is but I'm right here with you!

Be warned that pushing back bedtime may not work. I simply had a child who was still up at 5 but a strung out mess all day because he’d had an hour less sleep. I’m afraid with us he still (age 11) is awake by 5:30 (yes, I know that’s a lie in, for him) but at least he just reads and comes through when our alarm goes off. Simply needs less sleep (and is dead to the world almost instantly at 8 given the chance).

Honestly all the solidarity has been a boost. It does seem to be about getting him to understand we need more sleep even if he doesnt. We've tried most other angles. Hopefully as he gets older he'll be more reasonable! 😩

In what world is that rude ?