Early mornings- what do your kids do?
Our kid is 7 years old, and he's always slept a little less than usual. But at some point, things kinda evened out, and he would at least sleep until around 8ish given the choice (weekends, public holidays, vacation, etc.).
Nowadays, he's going to bed after 8 pm and waking up at 6 am, sometimes earlier. He's super persistent and immediately high energy and we're... tired. He is on the spectrum and very high energy, and he needs a lot of attention (he is very high-functioning), so we don't really enjoy being woken up early, as we immediately have to be 100% on, and mornings are never slow and easy. Mostly, I try to get him to read quietly (which works sometimes), and the general rule is that he shouldn't wake his father before 8 am on weekends. But for the most part, he is very persistent and feels as if he NEEDS one of us to be awake with him.
I grew up in a house where we would entertain ourselves somehow without TV or anything, but I also had a sibling (not that we got along well anyway, so we didn't play together in the mornings or anything). What do you do when your kids wake up early? Do you also wake up at the same time as them? I feel bad *because* he is an only and he gets bored in the mornings when alone, but equally I would really like to sleep past 6 am.
If your kids also wake up early, how do they keep themselves entertained?