I was an early riser as a kid. Mum and dad gve me an alarm clock with a big chicken on it and told me when the chicken flapped its wings (set at 7am) i could get up. I used to just sit in my bed and play with my books and toys.

DD goes to bed around 7.30-7.40 now. SOmetimes she's awake for hours, sometimes not, but bedtime is bedtime. In the mornings i tend to get her up about 8am, but if she wakes earlier i either totally ignore her (unless she's crying!) and she plays in her cot, or i brng her into my bed and we snuggle down for another hour's snooze.

I think my mum put me to bed earlier rather than later, once i dropped my nap.

Bx