Early risers

[apples and bananas]

When my daughter was a baby I would put her to bed late, around 10 or 11 because I was trying to get a last feeding in then get a decent sleep through the night. She was always up early! Then I read somewhere that the more sleep kids get the more they take, so I risked it. I put her to bed at 7:30. She fell right asleep. She would wake up around 10 or 11 to feed, but then right back down and slept right through until after 7.

I think some parents put their children down late because they think they'll sleep later in the morning. Nope, rarely does this theory work. I think they get over tired and don't get a good sleep.

So, the first question I always ask a parent that is having trouble with early wake ups is " what time did they go to bed "

[mom-in-alberta]

I'm absolutely thrilled that my children are now teens and an adult. I can't drag them out of bed before noon most of the time. That being said, they've totally destroyed my ability to sleep past 6:30am, so I take immense pleasure in vacuuming outside their bedrooms on a Saturday morning or knocking on the door to get my chihuahua barking. Vengeance is mine

Hahahahaha... that's just funny!!!

I would definitely be making up the difference here with a morning nap when needed. Earlier or longer if they are already taking one. Why should you suffer???