2007-03-26 12:42:10 · 24 answers · asked by Dia1120 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
Give some consequences, if he doesn't get up early enough to get to school on time. Let him know you will only wake him once and then he is responsible to get himself up. If he doesn't get up and is late to school take away a toy-tv, game system, computer, whatever is keeping him up too late to get up in the morning. If he wants his stuff back-he has to be responsible enough to get to bed on time at night so he can get up in the morning.
2007-03-26 12:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by Country girl 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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You don't seriously think that's possible? YOU, a mother? NO hassle?! Hah! what a joke...
There's only one foolproof plan that works, and it does not involve, oh wait, you didn't say YOU needed to do that, but just that it needed to be done. Okay anywayz...
First, Get the most annoying alarm clock you can find (i got mine through a Pop tarts mail order, it has a repeating 3 sentences. SO ANNOYING!)
Second, put it in a place where your son cannot reach it without getting out of bed and walking over to it.
Third, put a chair (not too comtorble) next to the alarm clock.
Each day your son will have to get out of bed, and will be too lazy to go back, so will take 5 mins to sit in the chair and get his mind straight.
If it does not work, it is because your son's bed is too easily accessable from the spot of the alarm clock. It works specifically for me because I have a loft, and I do not want to climb back into it. So find a better spot.
Note that your son has to be at least slightly motivated to do this (but it is not really required.)
2007-03-26 12:58:28 · answer #2 · answered by Russly F 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If he's not getting up then he's probably tired. Going to have to go bad to a bed time. Mine used to be around 10:30 when my kids were his age but it all depended on how well they got up in the morning. If he still has a hard time after going to bed @ 10:30 then obviously he needs even more sleep so try a 10:00 bed time. Tell him this isnt a punishment, its because you love him and dont like to see him so tired.
Life is better well rested!
Tell him chicks dont dig guys with bags under their eyes! LOL Good luck, isnt parenting a blast!! ;)
Oh, I got to thinking about my boys at this age. Thought I'd add this as well. 13 was also the age I bought them their first deodorant and cologne set. Their little bodies are changing and he is going to be needing these items real soon. Good luck with that too!
2007-03-26 13:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by Peg 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
GOD my son is 16 and he drives me crazy getting him up every morning! Im one of those people who is always early where ever I go and my son gets up at the very last second and rushes around getting ready real quick screeching he is late! NO KIDDING! But he does it each and every day and has only had one tardy at school! So Im gonna say- hassling will always be there- just take it all in stride
2007-03-26 12:54:32 · answer #4 · answered by cstinkerbell6969 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What worked for me was to establish a point system around our home and agree that in order to do what my son wanted on the weekend he had to have a specific total of points for the end of the school week. For instance, 10 points for getting up on time for school, 10 points a day for doing homework, 10 points for going to bed on time, and a few points per day for doing chores. At weeks end after school on Friday if he had enough points he would be able to do what he asked for on Monday. Usually go swimming, or to park with his friends and I since I had to drive him. Whatever you and your son work out but the most important thing is communicate what needs to be done and what is expected.
2007-03-26 13:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by Georgia Preacher 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him to bed earlier. A child his age should be going to bed during school hours no later than 9:30 PM. And during the weekends 10:30 PM. This means that he should have no tv, computer or music with in a half hour of going to bed so that he can relax. If he has a tv in his room take it out. And don't put it back in. No child should have a computer or tv in his/her room.
2007-03-26 16:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
impossible.
im telling you now as a 15 yr old...youre gonna have hassle.
i give my mom so much trouble in the mornings...ahahahaha
the only thing that works for me is my alarm of seagulls when im fully rested. otherwise..i go right back to sleep after turning it off.
2007-03-26 16:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put his alarm clock all the way across his room and make him get up and shut it off. Usually by the time a kid gets out of bed and walks a distance, it starts the waking up process.
2007-03-26 12:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by xskeptictankx 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
splash a glass of water in his face. But seriously, although I don't totally dismiss the water, it's important he starts to learn to get up on his own, it's a matter of self discipline. If you want to try bribery, I wouldn't be adverse to the idea for one week, for the purpose of getting him into a habit, of telling him you will give him 5 bucks every day for a week for each day he gets up on the first call, no excuses. If that works, move to the next week with him getting HIMSELF up, not with you doing it for him. It's time for him to grow up a little, and it's a pretty cheap price to get him into a habit like this.
2007-03-26 15:02:20 · answer #9 · answered by The Scorpion 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Overall, its probably impossible.
Personally, I set several alarms to go off within minutes of each other, some of them are across the room. This gets ME up.
2007-03-26 16:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by trainboy765 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋