what is your normal routine for you kid, age 4?

Question

I am a late riser, as well as my son, so bedtime around 10 or later is what we want to work on, he goes to bed around 3am now. I am not dumb, just exhausted from dealing with him alone for 2yrs while my husband is deployed and I want to get him on somewhat of a schedule. Thanks, real honest answers please.

Answer 1

My daughter is 4 and always went to bed whenever I did 10-11, I just couldn't get her to lay down without me. I've gone to bed earlier now and lay down with her between 9-10. That's all I can think of just try to go to bed earlier and he will to. Then he'll start to wake up earlier. I'm not sure what else to do my daughter could stay up til midnight if I let her. She has so much energy at night.

Answer 2

You kind of have to do what works best for you, but here is my four year old's routine - he gets up between 7-7:30am - have breakfast soon after, then he goes to preschool (where he eats lunch there). He's home around 2:30, depending on the weather we either play outside, or in the playroom, have a playdate, something like that. He eats dinner at 5pm sharp, and then bedtime is 7pm sharp.

This works for us because we have to wake up at that time to get everyone ready and off to school.

Anyways, I don't know how late you sleep, but if you want to get him on a schedule, you may want to try to have him get up a bit earlier so when he starts school that won't be an issue. And then obviously try to get him to bed earlier, I think anytime between 7-9pm is a reasonable bedtime for a 4 year old.

Hope this helps!!!

Answer 3

my son is four and this is our schedule we are doing a schedule shift now since his dad is back from deployment

he gets up between 8-10 am
has breakfast
nap from 1-4pm he doesnt sleep just rests
then a snack i know wheres lunch he refuses to eat three meals a day his doctor has no problem with it
dinner around 8pm after dinner his bath and a story then to bed around 9:30- 10pm


to change this schedule you are gonna have to wake him up earlier and tire him out more during the day so he will sleep. when he starts school this fall he wont be able to stay up til 3 am

believe me i know how tough this is we are currently getting my son back on the schedule i posted it. i got away from it while my husband was overseas

good luck and God bless may your hubby come home safe and one piece

Answer 4

I am also the spouse of a deployed service member and have a 4 year old boy. We were late risers for awhile and when I started running into the problem of him staying up way to late I started getting myself as well as my son up earlier. For awhile I had to set my alarm and wake us both at 7am. By getting him up earlier and keeping him up from a nap he was ready for bed between 8pm and 9pm. Now he instinctivly gets up between 7am and 8am and still goes to bed around 9pm. It worked well for me. Good look and I hope your husband returns home safe.