My 6 y/o daughter refuses to get up in the morning?
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You saying your 6 year old makes the rules? Who is the adult parent here and who is the child. Start being a parent now or you really will be in trouble when she is 13 and pregnant!
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY SPANKN YOUR DAUGHTER.
That's not enough sleep. Kids that age need 10-12 hours of sleep a night depending on the child.
Try putting one to bed a little earlier than the other,or keep doing the separate room thing and then just move the child once asleep.Just keep a schedule,try starting pretty early maybe the child needs more sleep.Also a shower in the morning may help her wake up a little more!
I agree it is time for a spanking.
my dad would pour a dash of cold water on me if i wouldn't get up after the 2nd try, it worked like a miracle
my dad he says he will pour cold water on me and he grabs a cup and turns on the water but he doesn't put it on me he says he will if i don't get out of bed though another thing is to get a super suprise every three days they get out of bed really good or you could nip this in the butt right away and flip the bed over with them on it my dad does that to -_-
maybe offer her something like stick on earings or stickers or something, thats what my parents used to use to potty train me. i LOVED them! and the 6 year old is old enough to understand punishment. spank him. even the 3 year old should be able to learn from him getting spanked for not getting out of bed. or tell him he wont be able to have his toys back later if he doesnt get out of bed. or reward him for getting out of bed.
if getting out of bed is this bad now...imagine when they are teenagers! good luck.
PS i really think the stick on earings will do it for a 3 year old girl.
how about getting her ,her own alarm clock,let her choose it,and leave it till she gets up and turns it off!tell her the amount of time it takes her to get up is the amount of time she will have to go to bed earlier,also try reading them a book at bedtime it might relax them and help them fall asleep,hotchocolate treat an hour before bedtime?830-9 is a good bedtime for this age.you need some time for yourself
goodluck!
yank her out of the bed dress her yourself do her hair feed her if need be sit her on the potty too and wipe her. you are bigger than her force her and put her to bed at 7 instead of 8
It is dificult, and i believe this situation is the result of diferent factors that you should try to solve separately.
First of all, 8-9 hours of sleep is not enougth for kids that age, so you should try to provide your kids with more sleep, and not all the children needs the same sleep, keep that in mind, that migth be the reason of your 6 y/o dificulty to get up.
So, you migth send them to bed earlier; mostly if you know that they will take more time before they get to sleep.
You migth try to get the older one to sleep before, while you take the younger with you at your bedroom or kitchen and play a little longer with him, you can try giving him some exercise while playing, what i mean is that you make him to do something to get him tired, like dancing, jumping, or play figths (remember he is a boy) - really, some physical activity.
Then you can take the younger to bed, he will be more tired than usual, and maybe will get to sleep rigth away.
There is another thing, when the kids are about 3 or 4 y/o, we used to let them take a nap during the day, if your younger son do that, then maybe he doesn't need it anymore, that migth be the reason of him to keep up till later hours at nigth. So, at the time he use to take his nap, give him some activities in order to keep him away. So, he will be tired earlier at nigth.
Maybe even your 6 y/o daugther can help to get your son tired, you can invent some games with the two of them, that will make them share, and get both tired, like a dance contest, or running, or walk trougth the park.
To take both to sleep at the same time, a bed time story will help, you have to convince them to think about the story, imagine the places, and you can even add some nice things to make them feel relaxed, as telling them the places are light blue - or green, there are blue clouds in the sky, the sun was brigth, to help them to use their imagination.
After you had done things, and acomplished to make them sleep earlier, and if your daugther attitude doesn't change, then you have to be more strict with her, and i have some ideas for that too.
You can tell her that if she doesn't get up early, you will let her go with her hair as it is when she gets up. Try it someday, don't be shy or feel sorry about it, act naturally, as you said it was gonna happen it is really happening, so she realizes that you are not kidding -you have to try that she doesn't look so dirty - just a little bad so she feels the need to get up early.
You migth let her sleep more, but she won't have the breakfast she likes, but something that she doesn't enjoy that much.
Or maybe you can use some prices, like . if we both get up earlier i'll make you some pankakes, or i'll give some fruit with honey, or even - i'll teach you how to prepare your own chocolate.
We sometimes don't realize how challenging for them is to have responsabilities, and this will even help you to make her more independent. Soon you will find a real help in her.!!
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Yeah, I can see why this would be a nightmare! And yes, nip it in the bud now!! Put your 4yr old to bed earlier than the 6yr old. About one hour before the 4yr needs to be in bed, give him a nice relaxing bath, get jammies on and sit down for the rest of the evening, This is calming. No running, jumping, goofing around. This is settle down time. Take him into his room and a read a short story or just talk about 10 minutes. Now for the 6 yr old. It's her turn. Bath, settle down time, and off to bed. Keep the evening mood calming. You want the totally relax. If they are playing and you say bedtime, they have not had the chance to calm down, and will horse around after you put them to bed. If your 6yr old still has a hard time waking up, try putting her to bed first, Stick with it. You must be consistent, and set the rules. You are the parent, and if you don't take charge, it will get worse, and will lead to other poor behaviors. You can do it!! have faith in yourself, and as their parent. Being a single mother is not easy, but you can do things that make it easier.
Put them to bed earlier. By the time they wind down, it will be their normal bedtime. Kids that age need 10-12 hours of sleep. Everyone's sleep needs are different, maybe your daughter needs more sleep than average. Put them to bed an hour earlier. I do this when my daughter, who is 10, gives me a hard time in the morning. It has helped, mainly because she doesn't like going to bed early, so she acts better in the morning and gets up easier.
Its all about routine with kids. Try to get the kids to bed at 8PM each night. Give them a bath first, teeth brushed, read a story to them and put them to sleep. I always make the toys "go away" for the night, bedtime is for sleeping only. It may take you a week or teo but once the routine is established things should go smoothly. As for your daughter not wanting to get up, I have a six year old daughter too. When she doesn't get at least 10 hours of sleep she's hard to wake. I always go into the room 15 mins before her wake up time and open the curatins and turn on the light and take the covers off of her. This usually works. If not I take TV away for the day, that ALWAYS works...she'll get the message after a day without TV.
Get her an alarm clock and make HER responsible for getting herself up. If she doesn't get up in time send her to school in her Pjs. Number two...SEPERATE the children. She needs to have her own space and not in the livingroom. SHE is the one who needs her sleep in order to get up to go to school SHE needs the bedroom and just becuase YOU think 6-8 hours is SUFFICIENT doesn't mean it is for HER. Some kids need more sleep than others some need less.
I have sleep issues with my kids too.
I am thinking maybe your daughter should be going to bed first where she can go to sleep without hearing the 4 year old playing. Let him play in the living room until she is asleep then have him go to bed.
Reward her for good behavior, set up a reward system that gives her points everytime she does good in the morning, let her collect her points, and redeem them for rewards. They do not need to be big rewards, just stuff that will make her feel good about getting up on time. I also would not let her watch cartoons, or eat breakfast until she is dressed and has her hair brushed.Good luck.Good ideas for rewards would be picking out the cereal for the week , or getting to rent a movie , new hair bows, etc.
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