getting your own children up?

**samkeddy** · 13-08-2010, 07:18 AM

Hi,
Just wondered wha everyone else does, my children are young, 1&2 and at first i always made sure they were up, dressed and fed before mindee coming at 8, but my youngest likes a lie in, so ive started leaving her,

i dont do a school run so think she may aswell sleep if she wants but does this look unproffesional?

Thanks
Sam

**singlewiththree** · 13-08-2010, 07:22 AM

I leave mine in bed in the holidays but as I have a school run to do I get them up in term time. I had a few comments last holiday and also that particular parent raised her voice deliberately

I usually get all the clothes ready but as my youngest is 3 she usually dressed herself unless she is having a "baby" day. At the end of the day my children come first and why should I wake them for my job.

**RachelE** · 13-08-2010, 07:23 AM

I would never wake my children up, unless we were going out somewhere.

Its not fair on your children.

I think it would look worse if they were half asleep because you'd dragged them out of bed!

I make sure that their clothes are ready so I dont have to take time away from mindees whilst I sort my children out.

OFSTED have told a nursery to let children nap, so I'm assuming that they would also prefer them to sleep in their own bed in the morning!

Rachel x

**tracey36** · 13-08-2010, 07:23 AM

i leave mine in bed its me that has to get up for work not them let them have a lie in you will only end up with grumpy children if you wake them up lol

**FussyElmo** · 13-08-2010, 07:24 AM

Wish mine would stay in bed

but no I wouldnt get them up and ready for the mindees its their home and holidays too

**samkeddy** · 13-08-2010, 07:27 AM

Glad everyone things the same, i always feel better leaving her to sleep but just wasnt sure it was the right thing to do job wise!

i feel much better now

Thanks (she's still asleep now! lazy bum!)

**flowerpots** · 13-08-2010, 07:41 AM

i wouldnt dream of getting my children up early just because i have got work, to me its one of the plus points of me being a cm. i just drop it into conversation with potential parents that my 2 are sleepy heads, none of my parents mind.

**clio0602** · 13-08-2010, 07:53 AM

Wish my 2 would stay in bed but by 5.30 we're always awake. Even most weekends too

I wouldn't purposely wake them unless we were rushing out somewhere x

**Lol** · 13-08-2010, 01:02 PM

Hi there!
I've got 2 teenagers - so they're ALWAYS in bed late!!!

I remember when they were little though and I was minding in the holidays. I actually had a parent comment about the fact that my 2 weren't up ready to play with her children!!! The cheek !!!

Laura x

**lou lou** · 13-08-2010, 01:16 PM

I never wake my little girl up i let her sleep is that one of the great things about being a childminder is that your own little ones can stay in bed one of the things i would hate having to do is get her up and rush around to get her to a childminders and then have to go to work so it is really quite nice that she does not have to get up.

**Cammie Doodle** · 13-08-2010, 04:32 PM

No I would never never never wake my kids lol

**RedDragon** · 13-08-2010, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Lol

Hi there!
I've got 2 teenagers - so they're ALWAYS in bed late!!!

I remember when they were little though and I was minding in the holidays. I actually had a parent comment about the fact that my 2 weren't up ready to play with her children!!! The cheek !!!

Laura x

1 is my assistant so he is up and working with me but the other 2 lie in as long as they want - in fact 1 of them aged 15 woke at 4:35pm the other day!! a record I think-and he had the cheek to say morning

**Lol** · 13-08-2010, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by RedDragon

1 is my assistant so he is up and working with me but the other 2 lie in as long as they want - in fact 1 of them aged 15 woke at 4:35pm the other day!! a record I think-and he had the cheek to say morning

OMG!!! and I thought 2.00 pm was late!! Won't be tellling my 2 about your 15 yr old

**TammyN** · 13-08-2010, 05:09 PM

i would leave my 2 if they were still asleep, no such luck unfortunately

if they are up i do make sure they are dressed, my ds likes to sleep in boxers atm!

**Roseolivia** · 13-08-2010, 05:18 PM

Rose is always up as she's an early riser but she's not always dressed, usually dress her after she's had brekkie when the mindees come

aly · 13-08-2010, 05:27 PM

I remember when I was going to go on network, the DO told me I had to get them up and ready before mindees came as I had to have my full attention to the mindees {who were 7 & 9 at the time!!}

I left poppy in bed this morning and she woke up and came down about 10 mins after mindee came {7.40am} boys stayed until 9am i think it was just after 2nd mindee turned up.

I think as others have said, its the holidays and if they want to stay in bed why not.!

**Mollymop** · 13-08-2010, 06:26 PM

No it doesn't look unprofessional imo

My children are only just getting up when i start work in the hols at 8am

I had a new mum ask if my 2 were still in bed the other day at 7.50 and I said yes, they are they will be up in a moment.

It's their house/home, why should they have to get up just because I am working - it doesn't have an impact on my work.

Don't you worry about it

**celdemorg** · 13-08-2010, 08:49 PM

I never wake my children up in the holidays, unless we go somewhere, I have 12 year old daughter, and there's no way I would attempt to wake her up, I'd rather leave her an extra hour, and have her in a good mood for the rest of the day

xxx