Young Kids and the Extra Hour

not_the_dj

Yawn, no nice lie-in to enjoy the extra hour here.

Bedtime tonight will be fun as well. 

We usually jump strictly to the new times with meals and the bedtime routine. How do the other parents on here manage the clocks changing?

(Our boys are 2 and almost 5). 

EricTheWeary

I normally wake up 7:30 ish so this morning it was 6:30. I am going to be tired and grumpy later on!

strumjoughlamps

I leave all that to the missus

just kidding, I am not a big sleeper, midnight til 5am usually

Longtallronnie

Gig last night so got to bed at 2am, up with Isla at 7:30 (6:30). I think. Now watching sooty and sleeeeeeeeeeeeepzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.,

Travisthedog

I didn't even know!! But it figures

FX_Munkee

"Daddy is it wakey up time?"
"No, it's 6 o'clock Ben, go back to bed."

"Daddy is it wakey up time?"
"No, it's quarter past 6 Ben, go back to bed."

"Daddy is it wakey up time?"
"No, it's 20 past 6 Ben, go back to bed."

"Daddy is it wakey up time?"
"Yes, yes, I suppose it is...."

<yawn>

ICBM

You definitely have to jump straight to the new time and stick to it rigidly.

As much as I detest the whole pointless nonsense of changing the clocks at all, it seems to work the best.

monquixote

No lie in for me. Daughter just woke up at half five rather than half six. 

I suppose we will try and stick to the new times straight off. 

musicman

Kept my little girl (3 1/2) up for a special treat, she had a takeaway with us and watched x-factor (the mrs choice not mine) till about 20:30. Woke up this morning at 8:10 (9:10 summertime) probably do similar tonight.

suspiciousminds

Doesnt bother me tbh,
I usually go to the toilet at 5am, problem is i dont wake up till 6!:)

octatonic

suspiciousminds said:

Doesnt bother me tbh,
I usually go to the toilet at 5am, problem is i dont wake up till 6!:)

Boom and tish.

WezV

musicman said:

Kept my little girl (3 1/2) up for a special treat, she had a takeaway with us and watched x-factor (the mrs choice not mine) till about 20:30. Woke up this morning at 8:10 (9:10 summertime) probably do similar tonight.

same here.  21 month old kept up till 8:30.   made some noise at 6:30 this morning but didn't need to get up to her, settled down and stayed in bed till 8:30 (9:30 summertime).   

I did yesterdays mornings get-up, so today i got to stay in bed until 9:30 - read a whole book and have just treated myself to a bacon and black pudding sandwich

octatonic

Whisky in their milk.

monquixote

octatonic said:

Whisky in their milk.

Supposedly gets them off to sleep, but makes them more restless (not that I'd do it).

FX_Munkee

Oh yes I let them stay up a bit later last night, so they would sleep longer. About as succesful as an Evel Kneivel jump (for those who remember him)..
The middle one (5) seems to have a cockerel like ability to get up at first light whatever time he went to bed.
As for Whisky in the milk, I'm thinking more up to date. Something like a Halon fire suppresion system fitted to their bedroom, but filled with some sort of gaseous Chloroform. With a remote button I can trigger from the bedside table as soon as I hear them scrabbling about. Or is that just a bit too Emp Fab?

Myranda

FX_Munkee said:

Oh yes I let them stay up a bit later last night, so they would sleep longer. About as succesful as an Evel Kneivel jump (for those who remember him)..
The middle one (5) seems to have a cockerel like ability to get up at first light whatever time he went to bed.
As for Whisky in the milk, I'm thinking more up to date. Something like a Halon fire suppresion system fitted to their bedroom, but filled with some sort of gaseous Chloroform. With a remote button I can trigger from the bedside table as soon as I hear them scrabbling about. Or is that just a bit too Emp Fab?

Why use a button? Surely you could rig up the gas release to one of those motion detectors that are part of alarm systems? Red light comes on and bam! They're rendered unconscious by sarin

holnrew

I didn't sleep at all Friday night, I went to bed at 6.30pm last night with a couple of sleeping pills and got up at 10.30 this morning. Could go back to bed tbh.

FX_Munkee

Myranda said:

FX_Munkee said:

Oh yes I let them stay up a bit later last night, so they would sleep longer. About as succesful as an Evel Kneivel jump (for those who remember him)..
The middle one (5) seems to have a cockerel like ability to get up at first light whatever time he went to bed.
As for Whisky in the milk, I'm thinking more up to date. Something like a Halon fire suppresion system fitted to their bedroom, but filled with some sort of gaseous Chloroform. With a remote button I can trigger from the bedside table as soon as I hear them scrabbling about. Or is that just a bit too Emp Fab?

Why use a button? Surely you could rig up the gas release to one of those motion detectors that are part of alarm systems? Red light comes on and bam! They're rendered unconscious by sarin

I like your thinking but I think a toxic nerve agent might be a liitle harsh. Yes they can be quite irritating at times but...

EricTheWeary

My mother used to give me brandy and hot water for any night time ailments. MrsTheweary ( qualified health visitor and sick children's nurse) was rather alarmed when I suggested this for ours.