Alarm clock for a 6 year old?

Question

is 6 (will be 7 in 2 months) to young for an alarm clock. we have been having issues waking he up in the morning, as she will stay up late at night playing. I thought if I made it her respponsibily to get up in the morning it might help. having her set the alarm and turn it off to come down, and having a rewards system if she does it so many days in a row. thoughts

Answer 1

not too young at all... that's how old my son was when he got his first one.... it helps so much in getting your child up in the morning.  My son is almost 10 now and wakes up with the alarm every morning.  My daughter will start kindergarten in the fall and i will probably get her one then too because right now she's hard to get up in the morning for pre-school.

Answer 2

Not at all.

I have a 6 year old will be 7 on April 4th and she has a pink Cinderella alarm clock , I have her get up on her own and if she doesn't get up she doesn't get to play after school.

Rewards are a great idea. I might even try your idea , honestly i think it is brilliant!

Answer 3

All three of my girls have their own alarm clocks, including my 4 year old.  They get themselves up and ready for school because I'm getting ready for work.  If they don't get out of bed and aren't ready on time they get on the bus as they are.  My two oldest girls have both gone to school in their pjs but only once.  I think the 4 year old has learned from them because she is always up ontime and ready before the other two in the mornings.

Answer 4

I think it's a great idea.  It will help her learn to get up on her own, but when I got my first alarm clock I hit the snooze button a lot and still do :)  So you may want to run it as a trial period on the weekends to see if it works well before she needs to get up and ready for the school day.

Answer 5

with kids you gotta keep trying till you find something that works! so yeah-give it a try!! If it doesn't work then try something else.

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Answer 6

Sounds like a great idea, except for two things.

1) You need to be the one who makes sure the alarm is set at night.

2) You need to be the one who makes sure she goes to bed at night.  If you're having trouble waking her up because she stayed up too late, then she is sleep deprived and will not be as successful in school as she should be.  She needs a bed time and an evening routine.  Six is way too young to be deciding for herself when to go to bed.

Answer 7

They make some very cute (Disney) alarm clocks for young children, so you should be able to find something appropriate very easily.  It's a good idea to pass the responsibility onto her for getting up on time.  Just be prepared to be a backup alarm!

Answer 8

I think that is a great idea but let her pick out the kind she wants.  It is never to early to start teaching them responsibilities and to be independent.

Answer 9

I think that is a great idea...I have alarms for my kids and whenever I try to snooze they will say no no no it's time to get up. Sucks :P

Answer 10

no thats not to young. and let her pick it out, like a cute disney fairy type thingy

Answer 11

Funny question. We had the same problem when my son was this age. He begged for an alarm clock when we mentioned it so we bought it. The first night we set it for 7:30am. We heard it go off at 7:30 and then again a couple more times. When he came out at 8am he was so cranky and irritable. We asked what was wrong and he said the alarm was broke and went off all night. Turns out when it went off at 7:30 he kept hitting snooze instead of turning it off!!! Then he got mad when we couldnt stop laughing! After that it did work though!

Answer 12

My children have an alarm clock in their bedroom and it has made my life insanely better.  I cannot even begin to tell you how great it is.  I do set it for them, but its their responsibility to get up and turn it off when they go up.  We do rewards for a week of getting up and starting to get ready when the alarm clock goes off.  It helps me feel like I'm not starting the day yelling at them to get out of bed.  I keep the chart for the reward on the back of the door in the bedroom.

Answer 13

I think it's a great idea. This way she/he can get up on her own. My kids - now 9 and 7 - ASK me to set their alarms - they don't have too much trouble getting up now, but they both have one, and love the responsibility of getting up on their own! good luck ♥

Answer 14

I do.. My son who is 6 has one. I just had to get one that changes sounds. He asked for one. He said you and dad have one I need one to. It works great. He gets up and brushes his teeth and I love it. Good luck.