2006-12-13 15:26:13 · 15 answers · asked by LIVINGmylife 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
there are in bed no later that 8:30 mostly 8pm
2006-12-13 15:32:05 · update #1
keep forgetting to add.....they get up early for school and grandmas house for the 4 yr old
2006-12-13 15:33:21 · update #2
THANK YOU to all of your great responses, i'm feeling MUCH less guilty now!!
2006-12-13 15:36:54 · update #3
Hell no that's not too early, my 3 year old wakes me up at 6:30 every morning... I wish he'd sleep in every once in a while...
2006-12-13 15:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Before I met my husband he woke his two very young ones (6 & 7) up at 4:45 am so that he could be on the job site by 5:30-he's a construction worker. He had full custody of them & no mom. Babysitter would put them back to bed at her home until 7:00. I guess the kids just got used to it & went to bed early. Also, he had them sleep in sweats so that they wouldn't have to change so early in the a.m. I think little ones can handle most things like that if it becomes a routine. I had to be out the door by 6:10 w/my five yr. old in order to get to work on time-sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do-good luck!
2006-12-13 23:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by Sandra 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and No.I have a 6,4, and 3 year old boys,a 1 year old girl and am 33 weeks pregnant with a little boy.The boys all go to bed at 8:00 and wake up at 7:00.My daughter goes to bed anywhere between 8:00 and 10:00 and wakes up at 7:00.Plus me ,the 4,3,and 1 year old take a nap in the morning before the 4 year old has to go to school.Why feel guilty of waking them up 'early',do they ever feel giulty for waking you up early?
2006-12-14 12:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dixie H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's fine as long as they get at least 9 or 10 hours of sleep at night. Children adjust to different schedules very well, and 7am is a good time to get up. When I was 5 I used to have to get up at 4:30 every morning, and I survived! ( I had to get up that early to go to my grandmas before school as my mom and dad had to go to work by 5 )
2006-12-13 23:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by dolly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess I don't get it. What is there to feel guilty about? As long as the child gets enough hours of sleep in a 24-hour period with the nap counted, what difference does it make? Also, next year when your child starts kindergarten you may be waking him or her up even earlier, depending on your school's schedule. A consistent routine day in and day out will make the child most comfortable and secure. BTW, most days my four-year wakes ME up at 7:00. I would like an extra half hour if I could get it.
2006-12-13 23:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by momof7today 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unless he or she is very tired when you do it, 7am is usually a pretty normal time for a 4 year old to wake up. It may feel early to you, but especially depending on what time he goes to bed, it's probably a fine time to wake him up. Though if there isn't a reason to wake him up like preschool or daycare, I don't see a reason for not letting him wake up naturally.
2006-12-13 23:31:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work shift work, sometimes I have to be at work at 6:45, my tot gets up at 5:30 with me. When I work 3-11, she gets up around 9-10. When I work 11pm-7am, she gets up at 8:00 with her daddy. As long as we see to it she gets her required 10-12 hours of sleep, it's no problem. I do feel guilty sometimes though, dragging her warm little body out of bed, regardless of the time.
2006-12-13 23:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by ihave5katz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think 7 am is to early to wake ur kids up see i would feel guilty and everything but u have to think about other things as well see one thing i thought about is well i get my kids up early now they will be ready in the future to get up early for school i would only do it though monday through friday or unless u have to work and send them to daycare or u know something like that i hope i helped u out
2006-12-13 23:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What time do they go to bed?? I know when I was that age, my siblings and I would be up extremely early. It wasn't until I was about 10 or so that I really started sleeping in. But then, I also had a pretty early bedtime.
2006-12-13 23:31:00 · answer #9 · answered by elanor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my baby was first born I had to get her up at 4:30 am (at 6 months old), to get her nursed before school. Now when I work, I get her up at 6 and she is 7 years old
2006-12-13 23:39:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋