Fairfax ES here with an 8:10am bus pickup time. DD is normally up around 6:30am on her own, but if she sleeps later we wake her up by 7am at the latest. She gets dressed, hits the bathroom, then downstairs to eat. She does watch TV while she eats, it helps her wake up in the morning (no other meals are served in front of the TV normally, minus family movie night Fridays).

Bus is a 30 second walk from the house, but DD loves to be early so we're out the door around 8am.

My kids wake up about 45 minutes- an hour before they have to leave. They leave about ten minutes before the bus comes.
So if their bus game at 7:19, they would wake around 6:15.

Who are all these kids that you have to wake up?! That would be heaven. Mine are up by 5:30am.

To answer the question though, I would allow 40 minutes.

Mine needs 45 minutes. He doesn't wake up hungry or wanting to eat so it's the last thing he does before we leave.

Anonymous wrote:I like to pretend we can do it in 30 minutes, but it's really more of a 45 minutes thing. I get ready completely before the kids get up, so I get up at least 45 minutes before they do.

My day is so much better if I am up at least a half hour before my kid.

I like to pretend we can do it in 30 minutes, but it's really more of a 45 minutes thing. I get ready completely before the kids get up, so I get up at least 45 minutes before they do.

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Anonymous wrote:Our bus comes at 7:20 and I wake the kids at 6:45. I have breakfast on the table already. They eat, get dressed etc, and pack up. We try to leave for bus at 7:12. 7:15 at latest. No free time in the AM- they get enough after school. Kids are 8&10. We lay out clothes the night before.

what school system starts ES so early?

Not OP, but my prince georges school starts at 7:45.

Loudoun 730.

Its great. The little kids are up early anyway, once they hit high school, school doesn't start until 915.

In Fairfax County and our elementary school starts at 9:20! It's so late!

LCPS has it’s one issues, but I feel like it got this one right.

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Anonymous wrote:Our bus comes at 7:20 and I wake the kids at 6:45. I have breakfast on the table already. They eat, get dressed etc, and pack up. We try to leave for bus at 7:12. 7:15 at latest. No free time in the AM- they get enough after school. Kids are 8&10. We lay out clothes the night before.

what school system starts ES so early?

Not OP, but my prince georges school starts at 7:45.

Loudoun 730.

Its great. The little kids are up early anyway, once they hit high school, school doesn't start until 915.

In Fairfax County and our elementary school starts at 9:20! It's so late!

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Anonymous wrote:Our bus comes at 7:20 and I wake the kids at 6:45. I have breakfast on the table already. They eat, get dressed etc, and pack up. We try to leave for bus at 7:12. 7:15 at latest. No free time in the AM- they get enough after school. Kids are 8&10. We lay out clothes the night before.

what school system starts ES so early?

Not OP, but my prince georges school starts at 7:45.

Loudoun 730.

Its great. The little kids are up early anyway, once they hit high school, school doesn't start until 915.

Wow that's early. My ES kid has never been an early riser (just like me). Our ES starts close to 9am, and it has been great for DC. We are a half-hour-prepare-for-school family. We need to be out the door at 8:30 (walking distance to school). DC is up between 7:45 and 8, eats and gets dressed quickly, and is ready to go. DC is also ADHD and the focused schedule in the morning is helpful - we don't need an hour.

Instead you will have to deal with it in middle school and high school, which IMO is way worse. Our HS kids aren’t tardy until 9:15.

My kid was on Concerta, now on Vyvanse, makes no difference, she will be fine if she takes it at 6:45am.

I would not wake up the kid at 6am for a 7:19am bus. If she showered in the evening, what's the hour and 15 minutes for? She is not in HS where girls want to wake up early to get ready as if it is a debutante ball everyday!

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Anonymous wrote:what time do you wake up if the bus comes at 7:19?

I am thinking 6:00. she needs to get changed, dress out, eat breakfast, and watch a couple minutes tv

Good lord, why does you child need to watch TV in the morning?

Mine can dress, eat, and brush teeth in 30 min.

Your kid needs sleep a lot more than TV.

its because she needs to take her Concerta it takes about 30 mins for to take affect, so we want her medicated by the time she heading to the bus.

She can't wake up, take the Concerta, and then get dressed and eat and leave for the bus? All that should take a half hour. Why does she have to get up at 6am?

DP. My kid is on Concerta. The time between taking it and it kicking in doesn't even count in my book. So if she needs 30 min to get ready then you need to wake her 45 min earlier than the get ready time. So 1 hr 15 min before the bus comes. In my house, it takes 15 min before the kid will get out of bed before waking to go take the medicine hence the 45 mins.

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Anonymous wrote:Our bus comes at 7:20 and I wake the kids at 6:45. I have breakfast on the table already. They eat, get dressed etc, and pack up. We try to leave for bus at 7:12. 7:15 at latest. No free time in the AM- they get enough after school. Kids are 8&10. We lay out clothes the night before.

what school system starts ES so early?

Not OP, but my prince georges school starts at 7:45.

My kid has a scenic 55 minute bus ride (and the school is 2 miles from our house). She needs at least 40 minutes but that does feel rushed to me.

Is there any way you can drive her, if it's 2 miles from your house?

What a colossal waste of resources
Walk/bike zone really should be significantly extended.

Clearly, no one would blink an eye if a parent drove their kid 2 miles to school (also a waste of resources), but if you don't have a car you're supposed to make a kindergartener walk 2 miles every morning? Feel free to sign up!

I set the alarm for 6:15, but most of the time my kids wake up before it. In winter they sometimes sleep longer, so I get up and prep a bit and let them sleep until 6:30. They can both be slow in the morning, it’s unpredictable. If they are completely ready they get iPad time, so that’s their incentive.

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Anonymous wrote:Our bus comes at 7:20 and I wake the kids at 6:45. I have breakfast on the table already. They eat, get dressed etc, and pack up. We try to leave for bus at 7:12. 7:15 at latest. No free time in the AM- they get enough after school. Kids are 8&10. We lay out clothes the night before.

what school system starts ES so early?

Not OP, but my prince georges school starts at 7:45.

Loudoun 730.

Its great. The little kids are up early anyway, once they hit high school, school doesn't start until 915.

Wow that's early. My ES kid has never been an early riser (just like me). Our ES starts close to 9am, and it has been great for DC. We are a half-hour-prepare-for-school family. We need to be out the door at 8:30 (walking distance to school). DC is up between 7:45 and 8, eats and gets dressed quickly, and is ready to go. DC is also ADHD and the focused schedule in the morning is helpful - we don't need an hour.