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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kids wake up early, that's the issue. What time does school start? Do they need to be up at 6:30 am, or is this a habit from when they were younger you've reinforced with early bedtimes?

My kid has been sleeping 9pm to 7:45 or 8am since K. It allows us to have family dinner together and leaves time for activities that last until 6:30 or 7 twice a week, with a shower after. She can get ready for school in 20 minutes (it's just breakfast, get dressed, brush teeth).

I'd way rather have time with her in the evening than at 6:30 in the morning. That's when I workout and shower. It's my time.[/quote]

What's for breakfast? I don't think there's a way my kid could eat a whole breakfast, clear his place, go upstairs, brush teeth, change clothes, and come down to get lunch/snack/drink into his backpack and put shoes on... all in 20 minutes! He does take the bus so he needs to be outside at 8.[/quote]

Breakfast is scrambled eggs on a tortilla and some fruit. Or toast with peanut butter and fruit. It's not a three course meal. Takes about 10 minutes to eat (at the counter, clearing your place means handing it to me so I can stick it in the dishwasher). 5 minutes to brush teeth and hair, 5 to get dressed (if that). I get [/quote]

My kid has to wake up at 6:30 and takes 20+ minutes to eat even a small breakfast. Not all kids can quickly shovel food into their mouths like yours. The gag reflex is very strong in the morning for many people, and if school starts early, you're f'd. None of this is the fault of the kids or the parents. Way too many judgy parents here with late school start times who don't understand that other parents and kids have a much more difficult morning routine due to circumstances beyond their control. [/quote]

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