DD Exhausted from School

[1xmom]

It's been two weeks since my dd started K. She LOVES it. The only problem she has is having to get up so early. Her bus comes at 7:05am. Her bedtime is 8, but I moved it back to 7:30 this week. Hopefully that will help. The other night after ballet class (1 hour) we barely made it home and she was nodding in the car (this was around 7). I have let her go to bed at 7 but that was too early b/c she would wake up at 4 and not be able to go back to sleep. She stopped her Saturday dance class b/c she said she wants a day to stay home and rest. Which was fine w/me. I also started giving her vitamins again.
Anyone else have a tired 5 year old? Any advice.?

[emblmrgrl]

Yep! I've got two, lol. If their older sister was any indicator though it will even out in the next month or so. I think it's taxing on them to get thrown into a new routine. One of my sons every morning asks "When do we get to stay HOME?!" LOL. They just need an adjustment period. I'm expecting it to be this way until at least mid October.

[velochic]

Yep! Well, a tired almost 4 year old. She's in preschool, but it's full-time. The school has a strict tardiness policy, so we really stress getting there on-time in the a.m. Her school is 45 minutes into the city, so dh has to be rolling out of here at 7:30. I try to let dd sleep as late as possible and still get some breakfast into her and get her uniform on, but it never fails that every morning she begs, "Five more minutes, Mommy. Just let me sleep 5 more minutes." We try to get into bed at 7:00p.m. She still co-sleeps and I lay down with her to sleep. We read for about 30 minutes (sometimes longer), snuggle some and then I rub her foot. Some nights she's asleep quick, but some nights it's after 8:00 before she falls asleep. We've thought of putting her to bed sooner, but by the time we have dinner, she gets her bath (every other day), etc. we'd have no time with her. We get home at 4:00 from school, so those evening hours are very precious to us. It's hard to find the right balance, though, isn't it?

[1xmom]

It is now almost 12 noon on Saturday and my dd informed me she was not getting dressed until Monday :LOL .

[LdyBluNH@aol]

just came here to write about my 7 yr old. she's overheated, completely killed all reserves and she is a total *itch when she comes home now!!!!!!!!!!

of course, no one ever said that they offer chocolate milk every day; and no one has ever said if the canned fruit is packed in corn syrup or fruit juices but i have my hunches

i am so miserable that this so called education is nothing but a process that grinds her up and sends her home unbearable

[Itlbokay]

Originally Posted by LdyBluNH@aol

i am so miserable that this so called education is nothing but a process that grinds her up and sends her home unbearable

I would be less disagreeable myself if there was some real learning going on, for all that it takes out of my children and our family time.

[LdyBluNH@aol]

youre the first person other than myself - who has said how much it takes out of our family to do this!!!!

i feel like EVERY stinking moment is school oriented because she's either coming home from, doing work for, or getting ready to go

blagh this sucks!

[4evermom]

Ds is only half-day, but I feel like the whole day revolves around school too. Just trying to get him fed and rested is so hard and he is super cranky. It's like when he was a baby and MIL wanted us to come visit. I would spend all day trying to get him filled up on breastmilk and naps in hopes that he wouldn't be fussy.