Hi everyone! This is my first time posting a question; I'm still a pretty new member to this site. We've been homeschooling for about two years now, and one of my favorite (out of so many) things about it is that we no longer have to wake up at 6AM to rush the kids to the schoolbus. And my daughter is no longer exhausted and cranky in the evenings because she had to get up so early for school.
Anyway, now I've been letting the kids (my daughter is 8 and my son is 6) sleep in until 9 or sometimes 10 in the morning. I talked to a couple of other homeschooling moms, and one mom says her kids get up at 6AM (SO EARLY! for me, anyway) and another mom told me her kids get up at 7 or 7:30AM. So...am I raising a couple of future lazy teenagers by letting them sleep in so late in the morning? I realize that this is because I am not a morning person and I never have been, but my husband is very much a morning person and thinks I should get them up earlier as a better habit. I know I need to try, but since it's summer, I'm using that as an excuse to wait until fall before I get them up earlier. :-)
So, out of curiosity, what time do your kids wake up in the mornings? Do you wake them up or do you let them wake themselves up?
I get my kids up at 8 am because we have animals to take care of and it part of their responsibility. I think it depends on your schedule for school. We start our school day around 10am so I have always got them up around 8 so they can eat, get dressed, and some wake up time before we start. We are not morning people either. Usually they wake up around 8 but I don't let them sleep in past 9am. Do what works best for you. Good luck.
My daughter is only 4 but she will sleep in anywhere between 9 and 11am most days. She also doesn't go to bed until around 10pm. I don't think it's a "good habit" to wake up early if that's not your natural clock. There are plenty of successful 2nd and 3rd shift people out there lol Our entire household runs on 2nd shift time. When my sister and her kids were living with us, it was crazy and hectic and terrible because my daughter was thrown off her schedule since they had to be up at 6am just to get ready to go to school/work. I recall being tired and cranky most of my school years and using my 45 min bus ride and study halls to sleep because I was forced to wake up at 7am daily. I say do what's best for your children. If that means "sleeping in" so be it. They will be happier healthier kids for it.
My kids (5 & 3) get up b/w 6:30-7:30am. We go to the gym at 8:30 and they have to finish all their morning chores before we leave so if they aren't awake by 7:30 then I wake them but that is only in theory. I don't think they've ever slept past then except after staying up for fireworks so I let them sleep in that day. Anyways.... yeah, that's what we do. But, I'm a total morning person! I love mornings so I think I've rubbed off on my kids.
My daughter usually gets up when she hears her baby nephew is here (around 7). My son sleeps until he gets up on his own. Usually between 7 and 9:30...
I *never* wake my kids up in the mornings, unless we absolutely have to. On Tuesdays, I have to have them up by 7:15 for Options (their homeschool enrichment program they go to during the regular school year). It's awful! lol
Quoting VioletPlacebo:My daughter is only 4 but she will sleep in anywhere between 9 and 11am most days. She also doesn't go to bed until around 10pm. I don't think it's a "good habit" to wake up early if that's not your natural clock. There are plenty of successful 2nd and 3rd shift people out there lol Our entire household runs on 2nd shift time. When my sister and her kids were living with us, it was crazy and hectic and terrible because my daughter was thrown off her schedule since they had to be up at 6am just to get ready to go to school/work. I recall being tired and cranky most of my school years and using my 45 min bus ride and study halls to sleep because I was forced to wake up at 7am daily. I say do what's best for your children. If that means "sleeping in" so be it. They will be happier healthier kids for it.
I'm a night owl, so I am up until midnight/1am, and sleep until about 7:30. My 3 boys share a room and 2 would sleep late if 3 year old brother didn't feel the need to wake everyone up so gosh darn early and throw a party in his room. On most days they are up between 7 and 7:30. My dream is that they one day sleep past 8 haha. Tomorrow is when we "officially" start homeschooling (even though we did laid back preschool and have already started on a phonics program). I'm not planning on changing anything - I'll still have a schedule of what needs to get done that day, but if they surprise me one day and decide to sleep past 8, I won't complain. :)
I feel I'm setting a good example and establishing good habits by getting ready and being on time when we need to be somewhere at a certain time. Since we homeschool this is not everyday, and sometimes it is a Dr. Appt. at 8:30am or a playdate at 1pm.
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