My daughter called her friend the other day, and apparently the mother was still in bed...?

Question

Is it ok to sleep in when your grade 1 child is up? I remember as a child, I got up at 4:00 am every morning and my parents slept later then that.. but they had puzzles out for me... (I was 4 years old)! Is this ok?

Answer 1

Yes it is perfectly fine as long as you have specil locks that she can't reach on the doors that lead outside, and i would leave out puzzles and fun things for her to do. Make sure you lock up other things that you don't want her to get to since you wont be awake to see what she is doing. When she is old enough to read yet still very young, leave out notes for her tell her that you love her, and on day like Christmas and Easter, and things where gifts are out, tell her that you miss her too much and for her to get in bed with you so you wont be lonley or things that will distract her.


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Answer 2

I worked 2 jobs while I was pregnant and so did my husband. I did have to go into total bed rest the last 4 months of pregnancy. BUT NONONO its not okay! If your 1 year old child is up and all over the place he needs supervision and his mother should fight away the sleep dragon and wake up and take care of her children-they come first ya know! The dog walking. Hmmmm Id say it depends on what kind lf town you live in. I live in a teeny little down in the country 811 people only SO I know whe would be safe to walk around the block with the dog. Always during day and not at nights without a friend with her! It would also be important as the childs responsiblies and things are more advanced than others. Good luck to u

Answer 3

Do you know the situation? Was the mother down with this flu thats going around? Was the mother actually asleep? You can be in bed and not be asleep. Also, yes a 6 year old should be able to get up and find something to entertain them for an hour or so if they get up at the crack of dawn. I have 3 children. The older two share a room. One is 6 1/2 the other is 5, they are VERY quiet when they get up. They also know know where my husband and I are should they need anything. They rarely get into things they aren't suposed to and they never get into anything dangerous. We have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and locks on every door and window. People need to stop being so over protective.

Answer 4

If it was ok for you when you were 4, seems it would be ok for your child's friend.

When my daughter was 18 months old, I had to be on bedrest for a problem pregnancy. I'd lay on the bed or couch, give her coloring books, pack a little lunch in her lunch box, put Sesame Street on the TV, and do the best I could, as we had no family around to help me.

If you're concerned that the child is being neglected, make a visit to the home next time the kids get together to play and check things out.

Answer 5

You don't say what time it was- 8:30am or 11? To me it's a big difference. Are there older children in the home? If yes, it's likely they watch out for her, and help her eat breakfast. An the mother could have still been in bed, but not sleeping- just relaxing, reading, whatever, so there's no sense jumping to conclusions. Some 6 yr olds are very capable and conscentious, and some 11 yr olds need constant supervision, so it's really such a varied situation.

Answer 6

You don't know what the circumstances are... the mother could have been sick or may have gotten to bed really late.

A 6 year old or first grader is perfectly capable of being awake on their own while a parent is sleeping. It's good to leave things out, like breakfast your child can have on their own, like a granola bar or pop tart and to let the child know what is acceptable to do when awake on their own, like watch TV or play in their room.

I'd only be worried if it were after noon or the parent had some type of issue that was causing her to neglect the child. Kids are smart, they will let you know when something is wrong.

Answer 7

I was up all the time when I was age 5, I'd get up in the middle of the night and play, or early in the morning. My parents were fine with it because I didn't get into anything, I played with my toys or annoyed the cat. So I'd think someone in first grade would be able to handle a couple hours entertaining themselves while a parent was sleeping. If something bad happened, the parent would wake up and assist. There are far worse situations!:)

Answer 8

Maybe the poor woman was not well. I have four kids, the youngest is 4yrs and I prefer getting up with him as soon as he wakes up, recently I have had an operation and not been well and during the christmas holidays when he has been off school some mornings I have given him breakfast and made sure he had plenty of toys to make him busy and I have gone back to bed,I have not fallen back to sleep but it has been nice to relax for another half an hour or so.

Answer 9

I suffer from bad migraines frequently and am on a daily preventative and another medication I take when I get one that makes me sleepy..and I have to take a nap..when this happens i usually put all of my 2 year old daughters toys up (Her bed and toys are in our room), shut and lock to door so she cant get out, put in a good movie and give her a coloring book and a few crayons and sit her on the bed beside me so I can feel if she moves..at her age she wakes me up if she needs anything (more crayons, start the movie again, juice, diaper..ect) so it all depends on the parent I think...and the situation. Of course this situation only happens with me when I get a migraine and no one else is home to help watch her

Answer 10

Well it's good to have somebody awake, like the dad or someone. I remember when I was really little and everyone was sleeping (in the afternoon) I would get bored and leave the house to go play with the kid next door. My parents would freak out every time. I would come back all smiles. But yeah, I was around that age and it's not so good if someone isn't there (or awake) to supervise such a little kid.