It's a disciplinary issue

[ailbhe]

How does one impose nonviolent discipline on children at 4 am? Given that these days I swear generously when woken up and am very inclined towards physical violence?

I want to get Linnea one of those clocks that lights up when it's a civilised time to come into her parents. I want to cut Rob's soft palate out of the back of his mouth and plug his nose with it. I want a night in a hotel all by myself with earplugs and sleep drugs.

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[k425.livejournal.com]

I don't know but I sympathise. On both fronts. YB gets up earlier than we do most mornings and it's generally my side of the bed he comes to.

He now understands that he shouldn't come in till his clock has a 6 on it, but the understanding doesn't translate to behaviour. And I had to put a book in front of the rest of the digital readout because he came in at 4.26 because he could see a 6.

And the snoring. Oh god, the snoring.

We should run away for a weekend and leave the chaps to look after the smalls...

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

I remember reading a blog post somewhere in which they explained to their 4-year-old (I think) that he couldn't come in till 6:00, and he basically understood how to read time, so that was great. Until the next morning, at 4:30, when he came in and announced that there was an hour and a half until he was allowed to come wake them up......