My 16yr old son has been getting himself up

Posted By: trose on 2007-07-31
In Reply to: I have been considering a cattle prodder to get mine up (just kidding) sm - Mom of 4

since he was 12. He has always been very independant. My 14yr old daughter is another story. We still have to get her up. I will say that I have some improvement in her taking some responsibilites over the summer. You mentioned that your kids were getting plenty of sleep and I thought the same thing with my daughter. She started getting upset over her 9:30 bedtime near the end of school last year but she still had problems getting up at 7:30 so I wouldn't budge. All summer long she has sleep at least 12 hours (if given the chance)every night. I even had her tested at the doctor's office for anemia, mono, and her thyroid. They found nothing. No sure what is going to happen when school starts in 3 weeks. Am going to have to start changing her sleeping habits soon so she will be more prepared when school starts. Don't look forward to that.

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Kids: Do you wake them up or do they get themselves up for school? sm - Georgia Gal
- Mine slept through fire alarm - LK
- kids - sm
  - It is completely opposite in my house - trose
    - Did you have to point it out to her? - LOL - nm
      - I practically had to draw her a map. LOL nm - trose
    - kids... - sm
      - You go girl on the laundry....sm - Momof2
        kids... - sm
  - That's for sure and something I hear over and over. Boys - are just a whole different creature. nm
- Half and half - jmr
- I've gotten them all up for years, including the hubs. Should have - given it up years ago. Kids in college now. NM
- I have been considering a cattle prodder to get mine up (just kidding) sm - Mom of 4
  - Here's what I'd try....sm - Momof2
  - My 16yr old son has been getting himself up - trose
- Waking Up for School - LinK

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