My 4yo is exhausted after pre-k day

[Anonymous]

My son turned 4 in the fall. He is in pre k this year because his nursery has a late cut off. He is a wreck by the time he gets home from school around 2:30. He doesn’t really nap anymore, but are anyone’s else’s kids around this age a disaster when they get home? Are the days just too long for them?

[Anonymous]

He may need to nap. My 3yo and 5yo are in full day PK (8:30-3:15), and even though they don’t nap at home and haven’t for a couple years, they nap every day at school. The full day is just too much for them without a nap, and if they don’t nap they are a wreck. They don’t nap on weekends or other no-school days.

[Anonymous]

DD (almost 4) doesn't nap either and we had to push her bedtime forward another half hour when she started pre-k. She still only naps at school once every 6 weeks or so (we know because the teachers are so excited at pickup).

[Anonymous]

Maybe full day is too much. Are there any half day programs? My kids did well in those. My youngest napped until 5yo

[Anonymous]

What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

[Anonymous]

Home by 230 is not really a full day imo. Maybe he’s not getting enough sleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe full day is too much. Are there any half day programs? My kids did well in those. My youngest napped until 5yo

Unfortunately not for prek. He did a half day 3s program last year though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

I'm the PP who moved bedtime forward - from 7:30 to 7. Gets up at 7am. She's been much happier since we made this small adjustment (and some days we can tell she's tired and push it forward to 6:45).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

asleep by 8 and up at 615 is not enough sleep for most 4 year olds. If yours seems exhausted he is one of them. If the 615-7 wake up is because of your work schedules ( not judging) then get him in bed earlier. 12 hours is pretty standard for this age.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

asleep by 8 and up at 615 is not enough sleep for most 4 year olds. If yours seems exhausted he is one of them. If the 615-7 wake up is because of your work schedules ( not judging) then get him in bed earlier. 12 hours is pretty standard for this age.

It’s not! We both wfh. He’s just usually up early. He won’t sleep with the door closed so he hears us shuffling about. Can try earlier bedtime.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

asleep by 8 and up at 615 is not enough sleep for most 4 year olds. If yours seems exhausted he is one of them. If the 615-7 wake up is because of your work schedules ( not judging) then get him in bed earlier. 12 hours is pretty standard for this age.

It’s not! We both wfh. He’s just usually up early. He won’t sleep with the door closed so he hears us shuffling about. Can try earlier bedtime.

Can you stay in your room longer or not shuffle around until he is awake?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

asleep by 8 and up at 615 is not enough sleep for most 4 year olds. If yours seems exhausted he is one of them. If the 615-7 wake up is because of your work schedules ( not judging) then get him in bed earlier. 12 hours is pretty standard for this age.

It’s not! We both wfh. He’s just usually up early. He won’t sleep with the door closed so he hears us shuffling about. Can try earlier bedtime.

Can you stay in your room longer or not shuffle around until he is awake?

My son is a super light sleeper and I have given up early morning workouts because no matter what I wake him up occasionally and he is a disaster that afternoon. My husband and I both stay in bed until we are ok with the kids getting up. It won’t be forever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What time does he go to bed and wake up? At 4 mine was fine in pre k but was generally in bed between 7-730.

He’s in bed by 7:15/7:30. Bedtime can be stalled but he’s always asleep by 8. Up between 6:15-7am depending on the day.

asleep by 8 and up at 615 is not enough sleep for most 4 year olds. If yours seems exhausted he is one of them. If the 615-7 wake up is because of your work schedules ( not judging) then get him in bed earlier. 12 hours is pretty standard for this age.

It’s not! We both wfh. He’s just usually up early. He won’t sleep with the door closed so he hears us shuffling about. Can try earlier bedtime.

Can you stay in your room longer or not shuffle around until he is awake?

My son is a super light sleeper and I have given up early morning workouts because no matter what I wake him up occasionally and he is a disaster that afternoon. My husband and I both stay in bed until we are ok with the kids getting up. It won’t be forever.

Not OP by the way just commiserating

[Anonymous]

It's not clear - what time does he start preK?

Do you mean daycare (5x/week, 7-230pm) or a true traditional preK (MWF 9-12 + lunch bunch for 2 hrs, for example)?