School starting age, please advise

blue_monkey_2

bestpud wrote: »

Maybe, but would you do that through choice? If you had a perfectly viable alternative, would you still drag your children out of bed that early?

Yes.

And remember, if it was you, and you had a choice of securing a place or maybe getting a place. Would you inconvenience yourself to get the place? Or just chance it? Because I'd put myself out.

When we moved (as above) DS finished school at 12.40, DD finished the same school at 3.15. For that time we had to hang around and visit different people as by the time we got home we would, more or less, have to leave again. I would go out on the school run at 8.15am and get home around 9.45am. Then I would go out again at 12.15pm to get DS and get home after getting DD at around 4.05pm. Now THAT was an inconvenience but, for my childrens sake, I did it.

picnmix

bestpud wrote: »

Maybe, but would you do that through choice? If you had a perfectly viable alternative, would you still drag your children out of bed that early?

Yes as that is the time that they need to be up to get washed, dressed, have a nice breakfast, brush teeth have a bit of a play etc to leave the house to get to school/nursery on time without running around like headless chickens.

However the humour intended in my post to all those parents whose kiddies rise earlier than 6.30 was obviously lost on you.

bestpud

blue_monkey wrote: »

Yes.

And remember, if it was you, and you had a choice of securing a place or maybe getting a place. Would you inconvenience yourself to get the place? Or just chance it? Because I'd put myself out.

When we moved (as above) DS finished school at 12.40, DD finished the same school at 3.15. For that time we had to hang around and visit different people as by the time we got home we would, more or less, have to leave again. I would go out on the school run at 8.15am and get home around 9.45am. Then I would go out again at 12.15pm to get DS and get home after getting DD at around 4.05pm. Now THAT was an inconvenience but, for my childrens sake, I did it.

You consider it important but the OP does not! Don't forget, you were sure the alternative was worse for your child. If you'd seen a viable alternative, you'd have done otherwise!

The school cannot refuse a deferral if there is a place, so how may it mean they don't get one?

And I'm still wondering where the OP has lied?

shirlgirl2004

picnmix wrote: »

Yes as that is the time that they need to be up to get washed, dressed, have a nice breakfast, brush teeth have a bit of a play etc to leave the house to get to school/nursery on time without running around like headless chickens.

However the humour intended in my post to all those parents whose kiddies rise earlier than 6.30 was obviously lost on you.

I lie in bed in the mornings and rememeber the stress of the school run, then I turn over for an extra 40 winks.;)

bestpud

picnmix wrote: »

Yes as that is the time that they need to be up to get washed, dressed, have a nice breakfast, brush teeth have a bit of a play etc to leave the house to get to school/nursery on time without running around like headless chickens.

However the humour intended in my post to all those parents whose kiddies rise earlier than 6.30 was obviously lost on you.

Yes, because it is obviously after the OP's child rises and I don't think any child needs to be up at that time in the morning unless they have a long way to travel, or they wake naturally!

Don't you plan ahead and get stuff ready the day before?

Genuine question btw.

bestpud

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

I lie in bed in the mornings and rememeber the stress of the school run, then I turn over for an extra 40 winks.;)

Do you home ed? :beer:

picnmix

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

I lie in bed in the mornings and rememeber the stress of the school run, then I turn over for an extra 40 winks.;)

Show off!;)

picnmix

bestpud wrote: »

Yes, because it is obviously after the OP's child rises and I don't think any child needs to be up at that time in the morning unless they have a long way to travel, or they wake naturally!

Don't you plan ahead and get stuff ready the day before?

Genuine question btw.

Yes admittedly they are early risers, but even when they are not awake that is the time i get them up, all their uniforms, lunch packs reading folders and bags are packed ready the night before. However i find that if they are up at 6.30 we have a good old natter and giggle whilst washing dressing etc, we then all go down for brekkie and sit together again nattering, kids then brush teeth annd hair, they then get to have some playtime before heading off to school the whole morning takes us (admittedly quite leisurely) about and hour and three quarters but it is actually a really nice time, no grumpiness etc as everyone refreshed and raring to go. We then set off for school/nursery. On a couple of mornings i start my shift at 8.00 so they are over at my mums by 7.30:eek: who really kindly takes them to school for me.

shirlgirl2004

bestpud wrote: »

Do you home ed? :beer:

Yes :beer:

shirlgirl2004

bestpud wrote: »

Snap! :j

And I feel exactly the same about the school run! :rotfl:

I didn't need to ask. No-one else would call it home-ed.;)