5 year old waking up 5:30 everyday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give me all your tips. The 5:30am wake up is killing me.

Newly 5 year old DD goes to bed around 7:30-7:45 and is regularly waking around 5:30-5:45. She sometimes plays quietly in her room until the ok to wake clock changes (6:45) but will frequently cry about being bored or come to our room and talk, play, ask to watch something.

Would melatonin be helpful here? What am I doing wrong? She's exhausted and cranky at the end of the day

My partner has woken up at 5-5,15 since he was 2 years old. He's 62 now. Move your daughter's bedtime to accommodate the morning routine, because whether it changes later or not, this is the phase for now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Try a later bedtime that might help.

This is the worse advice

Not really, i don't know of any 5 years olds at all with a bedtime lower than 8:30

10yo with 8 bedtime, 7 wake... some kids need more sleep.

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Anonymous wrote:Try a later bedtime that might help.

This is the worse advice

Not really, i don't know of any 5 years olds at all with a bedtime lower than 8:30

NP here. 7-7:30 pm bedtime is pretty common for age 5.

I've i always viewed anything under 8:00 to be excessively early for school age children considering how late they get home from school and the fact that they have homework which can really eat into their personal time plus the fact that its still very bright out at 8:00pm so they could be outside playing instead of laying in bed.

You are aware that the amount of daytime changes through the year? Should we put kids to sleep at 4-5 in December?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Try a later bedtime that might help.

This is the worse advice

Not really, i don't know of any 5 years olds at all with a bedtime lower than 8:30

NP here. 7-7:30 pm bedtime is pretty common for age 5.

I've i always viewed anything under 8:00 to be excessively early for school age children considering how late they get home from school and the fact that they have homework which can really eat into their personal time plus the fact that its still very bright out at 8:00pm so they could be outside playing instead of laying in bed.

You are aware that the amount of daytime changes through the year? Should we put kids to sleep at 4-5 in December?

I never said they should be in bed at sunset I simply stated that they should be able to use all available daylight if they want to and the daylight thing wasn't even my primary argument.

[Anonymous]

My 5 year old goes to bed at 8:30-9 during the summer. Gets up at 7:30. I would try a later bedtime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thanks! I tend to start my day at 6 so I can get showered and ready before she is up. That way when she is up I will be ready and able to get her breakfast, etc. When she is coming in our room at 6:00 even she's asking for breakfast while I need to be showering and that pushes the whole morning back

What time does your 5 year old go to bed?

OP tell her breakfast is at 6:30 every morning. If she's up earlier she waits.

[Anonymous]

Just be consistent, and understand that some kids are early risers.

My 7 year old wakes around 6am most days, but he cannot come out of his room until 645am. He has an OK to wake clock, and if he comes out before then we just say "it's not time to wake up" and ignore him. It took some practice, but it eventually stuck.

5 years old is old enough that it shouldn't really matter to you what time she wakes, it just matters what time she wakes the rest of the house! So make it clear that if she cannot sleep, she needs to be in her room quiet until a later time.

We also set out easy to eat breakfast so he can start his own day at 6:45, while we get up and shower. Build a routine for her that doesn't involve you, to give everyone some space to function.

Also, our 7 year old is asleep at 7:30, sometimes 8:00 p.m. every night. It's a pretty normal bedtime for that age.

Sorry, and hang in there!

[Anonymous]

My 5 year old goes to bed at 8 and is up by 630. I agree to make her bedtime to 8 at the earliest, do it in 15 minute increments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5 year old goes to bed at 8:30-9 during the summer. Gets up at 7:30. I would try a later bedtime.

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