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How do your mornings go? Any tips for a smoother AM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 152541" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>tclk3, I used to do that with difficult child 1, when he was schooling by correspondence. It meant he could sleep in a bit more, and would wake with his head on straight. And when I needed to wake him and he wouldn't move - I'd get a mist spray bottle full of water and set the nozzle to JET. It doesn't matter which way round they sleep - if you get easy access to the head, then a quick spray down the neck is good. If you can only get to the foot of the bed, then ease the bedclothes off the feet, ease the pyjama leg away from the ankle and spray up inside the pyjama leg. There is no way he can go back to sleep with pyjamas feeling wet and clammy next to his skin.</p><p></p><p>Fair play also requires several warnings, to finish with, "I'm going to get the spray bottle now!" Often he will also hear a younger sibling beg, "Oh, please, can I do it this time?"</p><p></p><p>I find that alone is enough to have him launch out of bed like an Exocet missile.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 152541, member: 1991"] tclk3, I used to do that with difficult child 1, when he was schooling by correspondence. It meant he could sleep in a bit more, and would wake with his head on straight. And when I needed to wake him and he wouldn't move - I'd get a mist spray bottle full of water and set the nozzle to JET. It doesn't matter which way round they sleep - if you get easy access to the head, then a quick spray down the neck is good. If you can only get to the foot of the bed, then ease the bedclothes off the feet, ease the pyjama leg away from the ankle and spray up inside the pyjama leg. There is no way he can go back to sleep with pyjamas feeling wet and clammy next to his skin. Fair play also requires several warnings, to finish with, "I'm going to get the spray bottle now!" Often he will also hear a younger sibling beg, "Oh, please, can I do it this time?" I find that alone is enough to have him launch out of bed like an Exocet missile. Marg [/QUOTE]
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