Waking the Children up in the morning

Well, I would say that it sounds like your children and my children were one in the same, but I have both a daughter and a son. My son is an early bird, he wakes up in the best of moods every morning, bright and early. Kathryn, on the other hand can be a bear to get up at the best. What we've been doing that has been working pretty well is making sure that she has her alarm clock on in her bedroom. I typically still have to go upstairs after her, but she is at least not nearly as hateful as she would have been otherwise.

Generally at early age and at old age people sleep less and wake up early. But teen aged people become somewhat lazy and wake up lately.They want to sleep more as if their tiredness do not go.I do not know your son's age. But if he is a scoolgoing child, he will wake up early after the school open automatically. May be he will be late for first or second days.Teen age son understands their responsibility quite well.So hope your son will also understands his responsibility. But even than you call him in the morning to wake up.Also try to do some morning exercise with him. And you too do not wake up lately, that will make him a habit to wake up late as imitation. May God help you to upbring your children well.I am too parents of two childs.

We start practicing going to bed a bit earlier and getting up at the time they need to so they go to bed early too! I'm hoping it's paid off as tomorrow is the big first day of school

I have this problem with my 16 year old son. He has to be up by 6am so I have to wake up before him just to get him up each day. I end up going to work early each day which is not what I want to do. I have tried using 3 different alarm clocks around the room and that does not work. He can sleep thru anything.

Hi, How old is your boys? It is best to get them have a habit to wake up early in the morning, if both of them are going to school. For me, I always trained my son to sleep at 10pm at night ,if next day has to go school and the next morning to wake up at 7.15am. Sometimes, he can wake up by himself,but there is a time where I have to wake him up,or else, we will be late.

We're on the same boat although mine is the other way around. It is my youngest son whom I'm having a hard time waking up every morning, no matter how early he goes to bed. Ironically, he's very much particular with time that he doesn't want to be late to school but he does have a hard time waking up. Based on my observations, he has a breathing problem since he snores a lot and this might cause him to have unstable sleep all night that's why when I force him to wake up, he would complain that he hasn't slept yet. poor little boy but he's very eager to go to school everyday. Funny, however, at times, he would wake up early when there are no classes.

I'm not really sure on what to do with the older one. I have encountered it with my little girl, she hated it when you wake her up but i found the best way to wake her up early. I would just kiss her and tickle her until she opens her eyes and get up.

I have one little boy, he's starting kindergarden this year... To prepare him, all summer long, we've kept to a pretty regular schedule... Camps, Playdates, Summer courses; each had different start times so I got him in the habit of waking up early... He always wakes with a smile and hugs so he's a natural morning guy, but he never was REQUIRED to get up early before this summer. Also, to help him get excited, I bought him an alarm clock with Mater (from Cars) that wakes him with the silly voice and phrases that Mater uses in the movie! He loves it - he always asks at night, "does Mater need to wake me up after I go to sleep?" LOL Try letting your son pick his own silly alarm clock to wake him - and if he's used to sleeping in, you need to get him on a 'school' schedule a few weeks in advance. Good Luck!

I have come to the conclusion that my children just are not morning people. Getting my daughter up for school each morning is a task in itself. You would think i was asking for the world when it's time for her to get up. I'm happy for the weekends and summer vacation because I know there won't be the battle to get up so early in the morning. Itr doesn't matter when my children go to bed at night, they still don't want to be early risers.