Do your kids "sleep in"

Posted: Sun, May 04 2008, 10:31 pm Post subject: Do your kids "sleep in"

My complaint is mostly about Shabbos, but it's tough during school vacations, work vacation and other times-

It's so hard having a late Friday night meal and then getting up at 6:30 a.m. with the kids. My husband and I take turns, but it is such torture.
I tried having them stay up later, but no matter what time I put them to sleep they are up early.
So I know kids are kids, but what do you do in the mornings, especially Shabbos?

Posted: Sun, May 04 2008, 10:34 pm Post subject:

same here, no matter when they go to bed they wake up before the roosters. I gave up. when dh goes to shul shabbos morning it feels like shalosh seudos time. I just let them play with pjs with a toy they didnt see in a while and then get them dressed after dh leaves.
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Diamond Member Joined: Apr 16 2007 Posts: 2952

We put out breakfast the night before so the kids can eat right away without disturbing us. I also buy little prizes to give out, if they stay quiet till we get up, they get to choose a prize from the Shabbos box. We have found this works well for ages 2 and up.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 04 2006 Posts: 2694

we also put out breakfast.

this week I prepared a sandwich for each kid in a ziplock bag, put plates on the table and told them to each take one when they get up.

we also prepare games for them to play, books to read etc.

it takes time and patience and getting used to on their part.

my oldest is now 7 years old so it has been getting a bit easier lately.

but there are still times that I'll get up and be greeted by a shrek of a wreck. it's the price you pay for sleeping a bit.

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 12 2007 Posts: 20496

It gets better as the kids get older, and when the older ones can tend to the younger ones. Don't worry, it won't be like this for much longer. Of course, it's your job to keep reiterating how the parents want to sleep in a bit on Shabbat so that they know it's part of the ritual. A 2 yo can understand: no screaming when parents' door is closed, etc.
Good Luck!

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 07 2007 Posts: 10429

they never did, but the payoff is that now I don't have to wake them up for school or davening--even hashkamah. they get themselves up as they've been doing forever.

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 11 2004 Posts: 19241

I just stopped expecting to sleep any later than a regular day.
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48153

that's why I didn't go to tshul until they were really big !

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 10 2006 Posts: 6565

Friday night is perfunctory. B'simcha but perfunctory. No soup in this house! We wouldn't do orchim either (or very rarely), and instead have guests for the day meal.

If I get to bed early-ish...I'm capable of being moderately human in the AM...my alarm (dd) goes off at 6a usually. I just keep holding out for the communal naptime (IYH) in the afternoon.
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Posted: Tue, May 06 2008, 6:36 pm Post subject: re: Do your kids "sleep in"

My dd is only a little over a week old, so she wakes up at all hours.

I remember when I was little, my parents taught us how to tell time pretty early on. We knew we had to stay in bed until 7:00 AM. After that, we were allowed to get up and go downstairs to play quietly. I'm sure we were not always quiet, but I seem to recall that we were pretty good about the 7AM thing.

Posted: Wed, May 07 2008, 8:33 pm Post subject:

I go back to sleep with one ear awake to hear whats going on, and dh also gets up pretty early. b'h so I can sleep a bit more. they help them selves to food I have things that they can grab and eat. if its way too early I tell them to go back to sleep. this only works if its really early,

Gold Member Joined: Jan 18 2005 Posts: 1546

BH my kids entertain themselves in their room until I get them up s/time between 8-9. BH I hope it stays this way