How do you get your kids up for school in the mornings??
Are they old enough to put alarm clocks in their rooms and will it work? It just takes me too long to get them up and then by the time i do they are all in bad moods. They go to bed at 8:30 and are asleep by 9:30 so they are getting plenty of sleep.what can i do??
Is it too early to make them start getting up on their own?
Answer:
Oh sister I hear you! Getting kids this age up can be a stressful way to start the day. Just like at bedtime, a morning routine can help. Have the kids pick out their clothes the night before to avoid rushing in the morning. Have a line up set for who gets the bathroom in what order. When all else fails, I have told my kids that not being able to get up in the morning means they need more sleep, so for every 5 minutes delay in getting out of bed they get 10 minutes of earlier bedtime that night, and I stick to it. As a last resort, I sing opera to them until they get up. No one seems to appreciate my singing...
SCREAM SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN - it's driving me nuts too
I GUESS YOU CAN TRY IT, BUT I HAVE AND MY SON WAKES UP BETTER WHEN WE WAKE HIM UP.I HAVE PUT AN ALARM CLOCK IN HIS ROOM AND SET IT.HE SLEPT RIGHT THROUGH IT, BUT WHEN WE GO IN THERE AND SAY HONEY ITS TIME TO GET UP , HE GETS RIGHT UP.I AM GOING TO TRY THE ALARM CLOCK AGAIN WHEN HE IS TEN. KIDS ARE LIKE GROWN UPS THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, SOME ARE NICE IN THE MORNING AND SOME ARE GRUMPY IN THE MORNING. I WISH I HAD A SOLUTION FOR THAT BUT I DON'T I JUST WISH YOU GOOD LUCK. MAYBE A REWARD SYSTEM FOR EVERYBODY WHO GETS UP AND GETS READY .
absolutely not. put an alarm clock (loud and annoying as possible) on the opposite side of the room so they actually have to get up and turn it off. i have a son who's in kindergarten and he wakes up before i do and my daughter who's 4 and in pre-k however is a nightmare! she doesn't want to wake up cranky and moody. luckily right now she's small enough i can just pick her up and get her out of bed and dress her etc. i find if my son wakes her up she's more receptive to waking up. if all else fails send the exuberant kindergartner into their rooms to jump on the beds and bug them til they get up and get going.
My dad use to throw a bucket of water on me. He only did it once after that I was up every morning
tell them to get up and you'll give em a cookie or just say what my mom says to get me up HURRY YOUR *** Up I'M GOING TO BE LATE! Mom's can be scary when their angry.
dump water on thier heads cold water with ice thats what my mom does to me
I'm lucky i guess my daughter just wakes up. I suggest to maybe start a little earlier in the morning. Instead of yelling and screaming and getting everyone in bad moods try using patience and show them it doesn't bother you. Good Luck with that
My stepdaughter was pulling the same stuff when she was in second grade. I would do this...
Get an alarm clock and I hate to say this but set it for an hour earlier then they normally get up. Do this even on the weekends and get them up at the same time every day until they learn to get up on their own. I know how much a parent wants to sleep in on a weekend but you have to train them to get up at the same time.
I would do this for about 2 weeks and if they are still having trouble then maybe you need to set their bedtime earlier to like 7pm. This will force them up sooner or later because they have to go to bed earlier if they do not get up for you. However, I would let the ones that get up go to bed at their normal time as a reward.
I know this sounds like a punishment but it is better then running around in the morning and almost being stressed out and late every morning. Also, you can try a reward system. If someone gets up then they get 50 cents. If the others dont then they get nothing.
my dad used to give me a wet willy that is for you that don,t already know a wet finger in your ear. it feels terrible and will wake anyone up. by the way I have been through counseling for this bad behaviour from my dad for the last 30 yrs
What time do they need to get up? Maybe they aren't getting enough sleep.
My son will turn 8 in just a couple of weeks and is in 2nd grade. Lights go out between 8 to 8:30 at night and he has to be on the bus at 7:30 so his alarm goes off at 6:30.
He does have an alarm clock. I got a really obnoxious one that talks and vibrates his whole bed. Some mornings are better than others, but isn't that the way it is for all of us! :-)
I have gotten ice cubes to put in their PJ's a time or two in order to get them moving!
i use to do the same thing when i was younger until my mom would come in my room take the covers off,cut the light on and the worst thing ever, she would start sing this song that i hated as loud as possible.it sounds crazy,but it would work because i couldnt go to sleep listenin to my mom sing at the top of her lungs the worse song in the world!aqnd if you cant sing, crank the sterio up to the max!lol good luck. oh and she will still be sleep with an alarm clock.i still sleep through mine.lol
They are still to young to make them get up themselves. If they wont do it for you, then they wont wake up on their own. I do however suggest you turn on the light and put on a little music to get them up and going. You can also try a cold wet wash cloth and wipe their face off with it when waking them up.
I would reccomend having them in bed by 8:00 and trying to get them asleep by 8:30. 9:30 is a bit late for them at that age.
I wish the best of luck to you and I hope this helps!
hi..yes it's to early because they won't even get up for you.Much less an alarm clock. When you wake them..give them a chance to get up.If not..dress the one who sits and stand her up..gently..of course.The other swipe her to a sitting position..oh you will pay..but if you do this early enough..they will have enough time to be out of the awful mood...almost by the time they are leaving.Not roughly...but assertively stand them if you must...lead them to the bathroom where they can freshen up.This will give you a chance to go have them breakfast in the kitchen.They will hate it for a couple of weeks because in the "good ole days" they got a few extra minutes of sleep.but I think it will work.
Alarm clock is a good starting point. When my husband was young he had two of them. Both on the opposite sides of the room set ten minutes apart from each other. He still needs to be shaken awake! His biggest problem though, is that he goes to bed too late. I would have them start getting ready for bed at 7:30pm and in their beds by 8, asleep by 8:30. It sounds like they need more sleep. Both my 4year old and 7 year old follow this routine and can wake up on their own and in good spirits. Good Luck!
I have a 7 and 8 year old and I have NO problem getting them out of bed at 5:30 in the morning. It's all about routine. TRUST me on this one. We put our kids to bed at 7pm. Yes, it is early but it is well worth it. They are usually asleep by 7:30. At this young of age they still need about 10-12 hours of sleep. They work and play hard during the day. People have looked at me like I was crazy for putting them to bed so early but it DOES work. Not only do they get up right when they are told, but they are wide awake and in a good mood and well rested. PLUS, it gives you (and your husband if married) a few quality hours of alone time to get needed chores done or just some relaxation. It may be hard at first to get them in the habit of such a routine but once you do you will be so happy...and relieved when they wake up so well.
Well, better late than never!?!?! I believe the 8yr olds should be able to get up on their own, with the aid of an alarm clock by now. Maybe if you try to get a fun-type of alarm clock for them, (they have all sorts now) they will enjoy the idea of rising in the morning to a SpongeBob alarm clock or some sort of other characters. I did this with my son plus I invested in a teaching clock as well so both ideas went hand and hand. He made it into a fun activity in the morning to see how long it will take him to brush his teeth, get his clothes on etc.etc. After a while he was waking me up!
Well, my 6 yr old I wake up by pulling her covers off and whispering to her it's time to get up(Our 4 yr old shares a room so I try to not wake her up too) . Sometimes I have to pick her up and bring her out but then she gets up. Our 10 yr old I just knock on his door until he does get up. he's usually not that bad. It's hard for all parents to get kids up in the morning. Especially when theres' school. good luck
I think that you should a alarm clock definatly and put it as loud as possible and put it on the other side of the room so they actually have to get up and turn in off for themselves. Don't turn it off for them even if it sounds so long your kids will eventually turn it off. If they sleep again then take the blanket off them or open the window so it's bright for them then I promise the'll wake up!
Bedtime decreases by a half hour every night if we have problems getting up in the morning. Make sure they're getting enough sleep! about 9-10 hours a night at that age.
Try sending them to bed earlier, say 7:30 and see if they can wake up earlier too. They must also be relax before sleeping, no heavy meals or the like or any spooky stories that will bother their subconscious when sleeping. Try many possible solutions and observe what made them late riser, even when you send them to bed early.
Our 9 yr old, I just have to tell her. Daddy used one of his late mornings when she just wouldn't get up to teach her the consequences of not getting up when she was told to. He woke her three times then just let her go until 10 minutes before the school bus showed up. Then he marched into her room, pulled the mattress out from under her and followed her all through the house to "hurry, hurry, hurry" till she was at the bus stop. She never did that again. Our 7 year old just heard the story and her sister confirmed it, we've never had a problem with her. Our three year old, after the second time of trying to wake her in the mornings, I pull the pillow out from under her head. That seems to work for now.
YOu could tell them if they don't get up when you say, you will put them to bed 30 minutes earlier. but if they get up on schedule at the endo of the week they can have or do some thing (not expensive) on the weekend. maybe make up coupons they can redeem on the weekend. but if they miss one day or cause you greif they lose a coupone of your chosing.
try it . it worked for my son. he is now 10 1/2 and gets up not problem.
oooh im so blessed in that area no problems maybe try a spraybottle with water
My daughter was seven when she was expected to get up on her own and get ready for school. I was working fulltime outside the home and she had an alarm clock. It was her responsiblity to get up when the alarm went off, get dressed and be at the breakfast table on time.
I suggest getting your kids alarm clocks and making getting up their responsiblity. If they take the bus it will be their responsiblity to get up get ready, have breakfast in time to get on the bus going to school, if they don't...they get to walk to school.
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