What's your comfort level with this?

[laurensmomma]

My daughter is an early riser. Always has been. I'm also a light sleeper.

Lately, she's been wanting to take the puppy downstairs in the morning (like 6am) and play and watch tv by herself. I'm so tempted to allow her to do this, because it would allow us to get more rest (I could maybe go back to sleep, but at the very least doze on and off). She is pretty responsible, knows she doesn't open the door for anyone unless it's DH or myself (she's not even allowed to open for grandpa/grandma/etc).

How comfortable would you be with this? Am I overthinking this, or would this make you at all nervous? The door to our bedroom is always left open, if that makes a difference.

[sunshineluv]

That's the dream, I would have zero problem with this, so long as I could trust her not to go outside.

[laurensmomma]

May 25, 2017 10:28:41 GMT -5 sunshineluv said:

That's the dream, I would have zero problem with this, so long as I could trust her not to go outside.

I know, right? :0) That's why it's so tempting. We're out of town this weekend, but I think I may give it a try next weekend.

[devonpow]

I have zero problem with Elliot doing this by himself. I wouldn't let him be alone with our puppy, though. She is a super sweet and very calm puppy, but she still chews on things she shouldn't (Legos!!), can play too hard with him when he encourages it, and will still have the occasional accident (she's not quite 5 months). Too many variables to put on him. We leave her in the crate if Elliot is going to be alone with her.

[fusion]

I would have no issues with that.

[teamhayes]

No issues

We do this now and he colors

[onehitwonder]

W has started doing something similar the last week. I'm okay with him going into the den and playing and I even started leaving his milk in the fridge and his cup where he can reach it. We do have an alarm so I have a certain confort level there. DH, on the other hand, thinks he shouldn't get out of bed until his okay to wake light goes off at 6:45. BUT he wants me to wage the battle to get him back to bed. Umm, no.

[laurack]

I'd be fine with it if it was just Matilda, I don't trust William yet but she would be totally fine

[redmonkeystomper]

We don't have a 2 story house, but I have been letting Ruby get up on the weekends and play in her room or in the living room while I sleep in.  She knows not to open the door and to wake me if she needs something.  This summer when I am off I will continue to let her do that.  

[CrazyLucky]

This is the only way I get to sleep in on Saturdays. We're up before 6 during the week and at 6:30 on Sunday. If the kids want to watch you tube videos all morning, that's fine with me. Even so, sleeping until 8 is still an unrealized dream.

[Deleted]

I would be fine with it. I let A color in the kitchen when we aren't on that floor. Right now she plays in her room when she wakes up before us but I wouldn't have an issue if she wanted to go down to the main floor.

[TrudyCampbell]

My apartment is so small that I would definitely be okay with this. However, it would never happen and she would get us right away.

[imimahoney]

Ari wakes up around 6 and leaves his room to play everyday. In fact he isn't supposed to come and get us until 7, but that rarely happens.

We pour his milk the night before and he usually just plays in the living room or his room for awhile. When he's bored he tries to get us up.

[fryjack2]

I now fill our fridge with Siggies yogurts for weekends when H and I don;t want to be up at 5:30 and the boys are. I tell them to go get a yogurt and spoon and eat breakfast by themselves. They can't choke on yogurt and we get a few more minutes of rest. Assuming the eat and go play legos. Usually they fight over something and wake us up.

[nannerl]

A and H share a room and usually get up at the same time. They have to stay on the main floor, but have access to the playroom and kitchen. Many mornings I'll hear them get up (my door is always open) and start playing. A lot of times A has poured them both milks and opened breakfast bars by the time I get my coffee.

[laurensmomma]

Okay, I'm feeling much better about this. I tend to be anxious, so wanted someone's perspective other than my own. Thank you!

[steph196]

Sydney often gets up before us, gets an applesauce, and grabs the iPad. I'm totally okay with it!

[ktstorm]

B has to stay in his room until his light turns green, but after that we let him and E go downstairs to the playroom on their own with a tablet. I figure it's the equivalent of watching Saturday morning cartoons, right?

[DesertMoon]

I have child safety locks on my door so they can't open it. They always wake up together steal my phone go downstairs watch YouTube cartoons and eat cheerios out of the box for an hr and a half.Then They come up after a while to lay with me and I wake up, or they are trying to kill each other and I wake up. It is a gift from God... Just take it!!!

[thedahliharpa]

We have a one story and a 8 year old. They did this today. When we came out, they were drinking lemonade. Oh well, lol.

[jsillyfun]

I would like to try to force this to happen sometime this year lol. If she will do it go for it!

[dojo]

We've been doing this for about a year. Hank watches TV until he wants breakfast. He can get himself a few things that he knows are ok with me (yogurt drink, frozen waffle - he doesn't like them toasted - and lately even cereal with milk). I make his dishes accessible to him. We've never had an issue. I'm usually up within about 30-45 minutes of him waking.

[katfco]

Our kids always go downstairs before we do. They turn the TV on and get themselves cereal.