tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post7591257444507163537..comments2024-02-06T09:15:39.401-05:00Comments on The Mother Load: So Where Are The Magic Poppies When I Need Them?Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16332125903937752882noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-25363636550513106612008-06-29T07:42:00.000-05:002008-06-29T07:42:00.000-05:00i've got one of each....SmartyPants is a late slee...i've got one of each....SmartyPants is a late sleeper. Getting her to GO to bed is always a struggle, but if i give in to a few chapters of the ol book she usually gives in.<BR/>WiseGuy is an early riser. He's up before the rest of the house most days. He also EASILY goes to bed at night, often putting himself in around 8 or 8:30. We generally yoink him into bed with us if he is up too early and steal a few more winks that way.Meg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00293101794797178934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-72371865510473887622008-06-28T21:08:00.000-05:002008-06-28T21:08:00.000-05:00I do believe that it must be a DNA thing. My mom ...I do believe that it must be a DNA thing. My mom yelled at me for the longest time that my kids were up too early because I put them to bed early. We kept them up LATE one entire summer only to have them get up early anyway. We were all miserable. I put them to bed early for everyone's sanity.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-16337647945894292982008-06-26T13:20:00.000-05:002008-06-26T13:20:00.000-05:00I'm a little afraid to tell you about Princess Sle...I'm a little afraid to tell you about Princess Sleepy Head's habits because you know how to find me and there is not secret. She has always been a sleepy head. From day one.<BR/><BR/>Normal bed time: in bed 8:30 asleep by 9 PM<BR/><BR/>Normal wake up: 6:30-7AM<BR/><BR/>But if she stays up late she'll just sleep in. Or if I wake her up early she'll steal naps in the car to catch up.<BR/><BR/>If I knew the secret to achieving this I would pass it on, after using it on our dog that wakes up at the crack of dawn every. day. since. he. was. a. pup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-20717814026329510182008-06-26T13:03:00.000-05:002008-06-26T13:03:00.000-05:00WIsh I could help out. My kids are all split - one...WIsh I could help out. My kids are all split - one is an early riser and the rest are sleepers. I don't know how 2 night owls could make an early riser, but hey! Curly Girl sure is...The Estrogen Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995416882864545267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-57424342665453423442008-06-26T11:20:00.000-05:002008-06-26T11:20:00.000-05:00Aim, my monkeys don't achieve sleep until 9:30 or ...Aim, my monkeys don't achieve sleep until 9:30 or 10:00 lately (darn you daylight savings time!) and then they get up at 6:30 or 7. And the boys haven't napped since they were 2! And Curly Sue's naps are getting shorter and shorter. <BR/><BR/>My dad says I need to get out the rubber mallet. Some days, I think he's right. It's a good thing we don't own a rubber mallet. :)Amy Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645173524517798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-4498667887573576252008-06-26T11:00:00.000-05:002008-06-26T11:00:00.000-05:00My kids sleep until about 7:00, 7:15. Sometimes t...My kids sleep until about 7:00, 7:15. Sometimes they have stayed in bed until 8:00, but no later. We put them to bed between 8:30 and 9:00 in the summer. The boys still nap, so that doesn't seem to be too late of a bedtime. There is no magic solution that I am aware of, unfortunately. All I can say is keep dreaming of the days when they can get up and make their own breakfast and turn on the TV and not need you first thing. That day will come, or so I'm told. :)nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605426195521274662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-34348053852942788452008-06-26T09:19:00.000-05:002008-06-26T09:19:00.000-05:00My kids were never good sleepers when they were li...My kids were never good sleepers when they were little. Little Brother still isn't. And if we keep him up late, he's up THAT MUCH EARLIER the next day! GRRRR!!!!<BR/>We also have the problem with the 10-year age spread, since Little Brother wants to stay up as long as the Big Kids do, and he will fight, fight, fight to stay awake. On a good day, bedtime for him is 8:45 (and he's 6). On a school day, he has to be up at 6:30. The doctor said that some kids just don't need that much sleep. I wanted to strangle the guy. Some parents DO need that much sleep, and I am one of them!!Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-15048904430386518212008-06-26T07:55:00.000-05:002008-06-26T07:55:00.000-05:00I am beginning to think we were seperated at birth...I am beginning to think we were seperated at birth! :) My children are early risers as well! With baby taking the earliest shift at 5:30 on the dot! I do have one that will sleep till 8:00 on a good day, but all the rest are up at the crack of dawn so it doesn't really help. My 11 year old even asked to start staying up later like his friends, but he gets up so early that usually he just asks to go to bed the same time as all the rest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-41290476257507693112008-06-26T06:02:00.000-05:002008-06-26T06:02:00.000-05:00My children fancy themselves farmers as well. Cli...My children fancy themselves farmers as well. Clingmonkey is usually asleep by 6:30 now that she has given up naps. I have never once woken my kids up for school. Never.<BR/><BR/>Your suffering is not alone. But thank goodness, I can watch my trash tv in peace at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com