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Old 04-12-2012, 08:33 PM   #1
SubarbanHippie
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Default Morning Routine

My son is not a morning person. So unlike his bio-father. He was a jump out of bed, chipper and ready to take on the day. My poor DS gets not being a morning person from me, I'm afraid. I could lounge in bed for hours in the morning if I could. Being an adult, however, I realize there is a need for me to get up so I've had to discipline myself to become a morning person.

My son goes to bed at a decent hour. I never force him to sleep, but he has to have lights out and be in bed no later than midnight on weekend, 11pm on weeknights. I know that may seem late to a lot of people, but I've tried to create a good bedtime and morning routine, and he does his own thing anyway so I try and set up reasonable guidelines (brushing his teeth, getting into jammies, lights out, etc. at certain times).

Every morning it feels like a battle of wills. I have tried everything. I've tried bribes, sweet talk, threats, encouragement, trying to bring up topics with open-ended questions that force him to respond, tickling, singing, etc. He will jump right out of bed when he's been promised something (like he knows we're going to the park that day or he's going to get his allowance), but most days I'm trying to wake him up for an hour to an hour and a half.

And I have to watch him like a hawk! He will get out of bed, get dressed, make his bed, and then crawl under it and fall back asleep as soon as I'm not looking. This dominates my entire morning and I find myself getting super frustrated. Any suggestions for a good way to wake up a nine year old boy who isn't a morning person would be greatly appreciated!
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