What age can I let child get up on own on weekends

[Anonymous]

More rant than question but my kid is great at following her do not wake clock but because it’s the same time everyday that means I get up at 6:45 on Saturdays (I wish there were multiple programs on that thing!). At what age can I just tell her to go downstairs herself, perhaps with a breakfast I set out the night before and tell her to play quietly for an hour?

She’s 4. I know the answer is not for a while. But I want my weekend sleep in back!

[Anonymous]

You can not reset the time?

[Anonymous]

4 is totally fine for an hour.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. Unless she is a wrecking ball type kid, she can for sure be on her own.

[Anonymous]

4

[Anonymous]

At that age on weekends mine would get the Tablet and get in our bed til about 8 with a bowl of dry cereal.

[Anonymous]

I gave my child some cereal and Disney Singalong tapes and went back to bed for an hour from the time he was about 2.

[Anonymous]

Depends on how willing you are to allow a screen or similar to babysit your kid. Plus personality.

[Anonymous]

4 for us, with breakfast prepared in the fridge, and the TV set to PBS.

[Anonymous]

I have never used an OK to wake clock but if you can’t reprogram can you just get 2 and switch them out on Friday night?

[Anonymous]

I honestly don't know the answer to your question, Op. By the time my kids arrived at the age where they would have been fine to get up and fend for themselves while we slept in...I was so used to getting up early with them that I naturally woke up early anyway.

I have always gotten up with or before my kids. They are teens now. Maybe once a year they get up before me.

[Anonymous]

We also have the OK to Wake clock and it's kind of a pain to reset, so I get not wanting to do that.

[Anonymous]

Ours did around 4. Sometimes she still wakes us up but not as a rule. Depends on the kid though.

[Anonymous]

We have the stoplight wake clock and it is very easy to reset for weekends. Is the issue that she’s hungry? I would absolutely think it’s okay for them to get up and play in their room at 4.

[Anonymous]

We have the lamp in my 4 y/o's room on a smart plug and set it to come on at 6:45 during the week and at 8:15 on weekends. She gets up early but knows not to come wake us up before the light is on. Usually she just plays quietly in her room which is fine with her and certainly fine with us. She also can go down to the kitchen and get an easy snack (applesauce squeeze pack or string cheese) if she's starving and, obviously, go to the bathroom.