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mom2mpr
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 7:36am \| IP Logged

My family seems to operate on a late schedule. My kids don't rise until 9-ish. Lately with baseball it can be 9:30 or 10 am!!! It drives me crazy. I am wondering if anyone else does this and how you deal with the "real world" operating earlier. For example, most activities take place at 9 or 10 in the am. With driving time we need to get up around 7 to get there. I don't want to have zero social life. Just getting to mass on Sunday is enough fighting for me. Do you just give up and NOT attend those activities--as much as you want too? The other problem is I am up early-like now

and I want to get going. I am full steam when my slow waker-uppers are just opening their eyes. Then at the other end I am falling asleep at 9 or 10 and they are bouncing around--and Daddy doesn't do the bedtime business.
The last issue is schoolwork. I try to get some done in the am but if I can get to one subject I am thrilled. We school from 1-3 in the afternoon. We just putter the morning away. And it usually takes the am and lunch to get the kids in a decent mood.
How do your late days work?
We are not an efficient family-try as I may. Or maybe I am expecting too much?
Anne

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Posted: May 28 2008 at 8:16am \| IP Logged

We have this issue here as well, especially in the last year. My 9 yod and 13 yos are both entering puberty and that period were all they want to do is sleep.

I finally just adjusted my schedule to accommodate that fact. We all decided a "reasonable" time for them to get up and be productive. For us, they must be up, AM chores done, and dressed by 9. Breakfast hits the table at that time and they have to be ready. I give them a few more minutes and then put away the food until lunch. So if they are not ready they have to wait until noon for food.

I am then very clear what must be done before lunch, and then before we leave to pick up big brother at school.

I make everyone (but the 15 ds) go to bed at 9 pm. They are allowed to read or color quietly, but by 9, I am tired and so I need to be done "actively parenting" them. Frankly, I can get cranky and they know it is for the best that they engage in quiet activities after 9

It took us a while to find a later schedule that worked for us. My dh is the type that if you sleep past 7 am, you will accomplish "nothing" that day. I had to show him that they could have the schedule their bodies seem to need at this time, and still be productive.

I grew up in a late rising household. My family owned a restaurant, and worked until after midnight every day. The phrase we lived by was:

"The statement 'the early bird gets the worm' just proves the worm should have slept in!"

I hope you find what work for the rhythm of your family.

LeeAnn

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Posted: May 28 2008 at 8:32am \| IP Logged

sewcrazy wrote:

"The statement 'the early bird gets the worm' just proves the worm should have slept in!"

We are late risers here also. It drives me nuts, but it seems we are in that cycle. I am going to try and fix it this summer though. I will be interested in reading other responses.

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Posted: May 28 2008 at 9:15am \| IP Logged

We are late risers. It works for me, as I am such a night owl. Early birds drive me nuts!LOL!
But, then again, there isn't really anything like the morning activities you describe offered around here. Maybe if there were, we'd get up and go.

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Posted: May 29 2008 at 7:30am \| IP Logged

My hope was to get to mass once a week at 9am, next school year. It is so hard. I wanted to go to the May crowning this week-10 am, an hour away. We are sooo tired.
I guess I should just let go of those dreams :) I just feel like a bad Catholic. Everyone else seems to be able to get to these things and I am not "disciplined" enough.
I am lucky to homeschool and know where my kids are academically and let them sleep. I just wish it could be easier.
Kirsten-how are you going to change your late schedule?
Anne

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