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DD's meet this weekend went 2 hours later into the night than her bedtime. After the first 2 events, she melted. What can I do to prevent this in the future? How do I prepare her (coffee?.... LOL)
Thanks!
I'm sure going to school late every day for a week would go over great with her teachers...Next time adjust her sleeping hours a week prior.
==I'm sure going to school late every day for a week would go over great with her teachers...
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The op is asking "What can I do to prevent this in the future"?
Well, the internal clock of this little one is already set and needs to be adjusted.
I never said bring her to school late..... The OP said, "She is an early riser and early to bed kid", so staying up an hour later will help her to be more alert at the meet that weekend. Even if she usually gets up at 6 am, that is more than 8 1/2 hours of sleep a night and she will probably sleep in extra (time permitting).....
It's a pretty common practice.
Me too! We already have to use a trained wake-up dog in our house - he goes into the kids rooms and prods them with his nose, or licks them if they really won't wake up, then they pat him and at that point they can't claim they're still asleep. Works brilliantly!I'd LOVE to have coachP over to wake her after putting her in bed an hour later every night.
This is a ridiculously awful idea. My daughter is in the gym until 6:30. We get home at 7, and I have to feed her and she has to finish her homework. We have her in bed by 8:30 or 9. She MUST get up at 6:45 in order to be at school on time. I'd LOVE to have coachP over to wake her after putting her in bed an hour later every night.
This would totally work for my kids, but I know some kids still wake at the same time regardless. I think planning in a rest time in the afternoon that day of the meet, would be a big help for a kid who is used to an earlier bedtime.Coach P wasn't referring to your child.
If the kid goes to bed early and gets up early it's feasible that these could be shifted without changing the school schedule. Also most of our meets (except elite qualifiers) are on weekends so stay up a little later Thursday night, stay up later Friday night and sleep late Saturday and take a nap. As our kids have matured they have increased their ability to be flexible on the sleep patterns. It takes practice and will make life much easier once it's learned. We have multiple kids in different activities and becoming flexible wasn't an option. But we always try to make up sleep when we can. Kids that are regularly sleep deprived usually have trouble performing in school, gymnastics or other activities.
Coach P wasn't referring to your child.
If the kid goes to bed early and gets up early it's feasible that these could be shifted without changing the school schedule. Also most of our meets (except elite qualifiers) are on weekends so stay up a little later Thursday night, stay up later Friday night and sleep late Saturday and take a nap. As our kids have matured they have increased their ability to be flexible on the sleep patterns. It takes practice and will make life much easier once it's learned. We have multiple kids in different activities and becoming flexible wasn't an option. But we always try to make up sleep when we can. Kids that are regularly sleep deprived usually have trouble performing in school, gymnastics or other activities.
That was unnecessary. I'm well aware he wasn't referring to MY child. The point was that his comment wasn't even helpful, for ANY child.
Honestly the bigger issue for me is why meet directors schedule session so late in the day/evening. Either cap the meet so you don't have so many kids, or use some common sense and put the higher levels later as they generally have the older girls who can handle the later session times. DD's first meet was over 2 hours away and didn't end until 9pm. ON A SUNDAY. It was ridiculous to have 7 and 8 year old L3s out until midnight on a school night. My daughter was a wreck and she wasn't the only one. Sometimes we need to remember they are still CHILDREN.