Anonymous wrote:We solved it by taking turns in the morning- that way each parent got to sleep in until 7 once a week.

We also solved it by moving our (parent's) bedtime earlier- so that 6am was fine- even on weekends.

FWTW, my youngest woke up around 5am at that age and slowly made it until 6. Until this year (junior in college), he would never sleep in past 7am- even in summer or on the weekends. Some people are wired to be larks. This break he has been sleeping until 8am consistently.

We also have an early riser (toddler) and switch off mornings. It really makes a difference.

You need to change your weekday morning routine if you want to change your weekend morning routine. Only you can know whether it's worth it.

Mine has always been an early riser, but the silver lining is that once she turned 4 we told her she was no longer allowed out of her room before 7am. She didn’t have to sleep, she could play quietly or do whatever she wants... and she does.

You are a bit off from that, but worst case that’s what you can do once she is old enough to understand.

Can you shorten the weekday morning schedule to let her sleep in a bit more)? Eat in car on way to daycare- or at daycare? When ours were that young and in daycare, we would change them into daytime clothes and put them in the car and they slept a little in the car and ate when they got to daycare. Wake up to out the door for them was 15 minutes.

We solved it by taking turns in the morning- that way each parent got to sleep in until 7 once a week.

We also solved it by moving our (parent's) bedtime earlier- so that 6am was fine- even on weekends.

FWTW, my youngest woke up around 5am at that age and slowly made it until 6. Until this year (junior in college), he would never sleep in past 7am- even in summer or on the weekends. Some people are wired to be larks. This break he has been sleeping until 8am consistently.

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Anonymous wrote:I am totally aware that this is of my making. And if we could afford a house near work or a nanny or to work staggered hours or split shifts or had chosen professions that allowed telework, I would love that so we could wake them up at 7, not 6:00.

You are not seeing the point. She wakes at 6am every Monday through Friday so it is not shocking that she wakes at that time on Saturday and Sunday. Deal with it.

+1

Toddlers don’t understand the concept of sleeping in on the weekends. I’m concerned that you even think this could be a thing. You’ve helped set her internal clock so that’s just the way it is now. Try PP’s suggestion of giving her things to play with you don’t have to get her right away. Or you and your spouse can trade off on sleeping in each day. Convincing a 1 year old to sleep in just two days a week is asinine.

My son is 7 and wakes up at 6am regardless of when we put him to bed. The early years were tough but now he is pretty self-sufficient and can play alone until we wake up at 7.

I've just had to learn to accept it.

I don't get your post. Your younger is waking up around 6:30 on the weekend, but during the week you wake her up at 6am to go to daycare? Right? Does your 5 year old get to sleep till 7am every single day? If you are waking up your younger at 6am, then it is hardly likely she can sleep longer on the weekends.

Yeah, the only way to change her wake time on the weekends is to change her wake time during the week as well.

You don't have to grab her the second she wakes up. You know that right?
Put some books or a doll in her crib and get her to start entertaining herself for a bit. At first for only a couple minutes. Then 5, then 10 then 15. i wouldn't go over 30 minutes, but my kids enjoyed reading to themselves in bed in the morning which was great. When they turned 2 we got those light up alarms to let them know when we would be in to get them. Those worked great even after we transitioned to big kid beds. They stayed in bed until the light changed to green.

Anonymous wrote:I am totally aware that this is of my making. And if we could afford a house near work or a nanny or to work staggered hours or split shifts or had chosen professions that allowed telework, I would love that so we could wake them up at 7, not 6:00.

You are not seeing the point. She wakes at 6am every Monday through Friday so it is not shocking that she wakes at that time on Saturday and Sunday. Deal with it.

I am totally aware that this is of my making. And if we could afford a house near work or a nanny or to work staggered hours or split shifts or had chosen professions that allowed telework, I would love that so we could wake them up at 7, not 6:00.

It's healthy to get up the same time each day. Take your cues from her. And my dogs. And just wait for daylight savings changes.

You wake her up at 6 am 5 days a week, and you expect her to naturally sleep until 7 on the weekends? You've set her internal clock to 6 am. You did this.

My teenagers are still in bed at 9:43, so there is hope for you yet!

Small problem in the big picture but it is still wearing on me. Older DD is 5. She has always been a good sleeper and naturally woke up around 7 even as a toddler. Younger DD is 16 months. She has been at a new daycare since she was 12 months and we wake her up at 6:00 to get both girls fed and out the door for daycare. She has now started waking between 5:45 and 6:30 naturally- including weekends and vacations. It is nice to have solo time with her but man do I miss the days where she slept until 7 like her sister.

Sister has been consistent and continues to be a 7:00 - 7:30 wake up kid. Any chance the younger one will grow into sleeping later??