PLEASE HELP – A Wiggly Little Boy

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  • December 1, 2009 at 2:19 pm
    amyjane
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    I have 2 questions regarding my very very wiggly almost 4 year old boy.

    1. What is a healthy expectation of read aloud times for this bundle of energy.  I want to teach him self control.  Can I expect him to sit quitely at this age and just listen or is it ok to give him something and let him be in the floor?  It just seems distracting for my 6 year old.

    2. They share a room and the 4 year old has not adjusted well to time change this year.  So he is raring to go at 5:30 or earlier these days and wakes up his brother which makes for a grumpy day.  My husband and I have struggled with how to handle this.  Before when they woke up at 6:30ish we kept them quietly in their room until 7 but 1.5 hour is a long time for him to be quiet.  But if we let him come out older brother wakes up and can’t go back to sleep.  Any suggestions would be helpful.  We are just not sure if this should be a discipline issue because he is just an early riser FULL of energy and raring to go.  Please Help!!!

    Amy

    December 1, 2009 at 4:54 pm
    mrsjamiesouth
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    That’s a hard one….what I did with my daughter (whose younger) is told her at 530 that it was still night time and let her cry for awhile, after 2 or 3 days she caught on and slept until 630.  Again, shes younger and she doesnt share a room.  If you really don’t want to get up at 530 then I would tell him its not time to wake up yet, and just deal with the 6 year old being grumpy for a week until the 4 year old adjusts. That seems the easiest route.

    Why does the 6 year old wake up if the 4 year old leaves the bedroom? Do you allow any lights or toys when he’s waking at 530?   My 9 and 5 year old boys share a room, my problem is at night.  5 year old never wants to go to sleep and my 9 year old is crashed by 930.

    December 1, 2009 at 7:47 pm
    Misty
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    I want to hear more also, my 10 & 8 yr old sons share a room and have been waking early also.  Then across the hall is the 3 yr old who is waking early also and then wants to go into there room and it’s LOUD.  They are BOYS and quiet is just not a thing.  As you said when they rise they want to get up and go.  How do we keep these spirits respectful of others and quiet till 7am??  Misty

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