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06.29.08, 17:08 PM New York City
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My friend with a ds at PS11 says they are starting at 8:50-3:10 next year. Wish that was true for us... we need all the time we can get in the mornings... [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 06.29.08, 05:08 PM Flag
 

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wow, really? we're facing getting our dd to Nest by 8:20, and it's going to be a big adjustment for us all. Will have to leave the house around 7:30 at the latest. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:09 PM Flag
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OMG! You people kill me. Half of NYC is at work by 7 am every day, and you are worried about getting somewhere by 8:30? please! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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np: It is about getting the DC there. My DC goes to bed at 7:30p and doesn't wake up until 8am. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:38 PM Flag
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ours too. we can't put him to bed any earlier, and he just is a sleeper. And we're going to have to schlep starting next year, probably leaving the house before he usually wakes up now. bummer. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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I just cannot believe you people sleep until 8-9 everyday. my morning is half over by then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:49 PM Flag
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not us, our kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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I wake up at 6 with the baby, my husband is out the door at 7. It's my sleepy 4yo that sleeps from 7:30-7:30. That's the sitch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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go to bed earlier. most kids I know get up between 6 & 7. You guys are sooo lazy! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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earliest I can see putting a 5yo to bed is 7pm. What time do you suggest? Do you understand this is a child who needs sleep, not a parent? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:51 PM Flag
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do you understand that he'll grow up? most 5-6 yos only need 10-11 hours, not 12-13. by the end of the year, he will be waking with the chickens. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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well, he's starting school in 3 months is over 5 years old and needs 12-13 hours. I don't see how that will change in 3 months. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:17 AM Flag
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That's totally not true. Some people need more sleep than others. Heck, plenty of people function just fine on 6 hours of sleep, and I need 8 and ideally 9 to be in top shape. And I am pushing 40. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:30 PM Flag
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you do know that people have different internal clocks? Some are wired to wake early and some are night owls. It does make them lazy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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meant does NOT [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:53 PM Flag
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um, you wake dcs up to go to school. and they get used to it. good grief, the number of posters who let their dcs run their lives on this board is nuts! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:18 AM Flag
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who is at work by 7AM every day? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:45 PM Flag
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who is at work at 7 am - nobody I know [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:25 AM Flag
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Of course not. I used to work from 7AM and the subway commute that early was a breeze. An hour later it is a disaster. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:26 PM Flag
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Ditto. We don't even wake up until close to 8AM most days. It's going to absolutely suck, [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:39 PM Flag
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it will be good for you to live like the rest of the world. all these SAHMs sleeping in with their toddlers....life is changin' very soon. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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nice assumption. I'm a WOHM, fwiw, with 9:30-6 hours. DS's preschool is 2 blocks from our house, so I can drop hiim on my way to work. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:51 PM Flag
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Weirdo! We're in the same boat -dh and I both work high power jobs, but we're close to them. Our whole house is also asleep at 8. And yep - Nest is going to be an adjustment for us too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:27 AM Flag
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high power jobs. *snort* [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:37 AM Flag
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Ok - maybe not high-powered - MD at a bank and partner at a law firm. We get by, *snort*. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:45 AM Flag
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Yes, I know lots of MDs at banks who get into work at 10 am. Right. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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SAHM here & that's never been the case for us. DH is up and gone early, I'm usually up by 5:30 so I can get some things done before the kids are up. They generally sleep 7-7. No lazing around here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:25 AM Flag
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aw, poor you. maybe you should have thought of that before following all the smug nest lemmings off a cliff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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Hey, look everyone! Its the NEST basher again. She has an awful lot of time on her hands..... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:33 AM Flag
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unlike you i guess. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:36 AM Flag
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Thats right. Unlike me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:46 AM Flag
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yeah, because you're never here. not wasting your time AT ALL on the schools board. nuh-uh. not you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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Finally, you are so right. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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Don't pay attention to the troll. You and your child are going to be so happy at Nest next year. Such a great community of parents and children. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:47 AM Flag
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That was us a year ago. We moved bed time earlier over the summer and it wound up not being a big deal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:22 PM Flag
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Is that a system-wide change? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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OP: No, I think just 11. It has to do with their early morning intervention classes. The school chose to do it. I wish it were our school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:11 PM Flag
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Wow... kind of like when I grew up and got to school at 9:00. Sounds good to me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:12 PM Flag
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Except if you have a job that you must be at by 9. Do they have early morning drop off option? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:20 PM Flag
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Yes they do. From 7am or something like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:25 PM Flag
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We too will have an early morning bus pick up: 7:15 am! I guess we will all adjust. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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That surprises me - it's a much shorter day than our 8:20 - 3:10. but our school uses the extra "enrichment time" that the DOE mandated for all the kids not just some of them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:27 PM Flag
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how do they pay the extra $$? PTA? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:32 PM Flag
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it was mandated and paid for by the DOE - most schools just use it for a few kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:35 PM Flag
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So schools who don't have the extended day as posted above (6hrs and 50 minutes) are just passing on the extra bucks from the DOE? That seems criminal (or somehow incorrect). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 05:49 PM Flag
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np--Some schools use extended time (either before or after school) only for the kids who need extra help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.29.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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This is correct, and PS11 uses it for those kids in need to have focused classes, rather than more gen ed classes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:08 AM Flag
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Which is definitely a wise choice, as not all kids need the extended day by a long shot. Especially in the early grades. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:27 PM Flag
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Our school does it because they figure all the kids are worthy of enrichment [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:18 PM Flag
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I hear you. These ppl here asking who sis running the family (the parents or the kids) seem to have kids that are spunky in the morning. If you have to deal with a grumpy kid early in the morning you will start hating the morning routine very quickly. And it is not like you can just say "if you don't hurry now you are staying home!". It's not preschool anymore. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:42 AM Flag
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I have twins and one has woken up a full hour earlier than the other since the day they were born. Clearly they are each just hardwired differently. Unfortunately the late riser doesn't wake up till 8 am so we are in for a rough Fall! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:27 AM Flag
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MY dc is grumpy in the morning. She has to be at school by 8:20. We wake her up at 6:30, carry her to the couch, put on a cartoon and don't even talking to her until 7 pm. Then at 7 we start with breakfast and getting her dressed and then give her more time to chill out on the couch. If we didn't give her the extra chill time in the morning she would be a wreck in the morning at school. So if you have a kid that is grumpy in the morning and hard to wake up, give them more time in the morning instead of less. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:36 AM Flag
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no, you actually take them to school. that's the way it's always worked. for us and our parents and their parents. why does this generation have to bend over backwards to make sure little precious is happy and smiley all the time? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:39 AM Flag
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What I am saying is that if they are grumpy in the morning, wake them even earlier than what you need. They just need more time to wake up. You don't wake them up and then bring them directly to school like the poster above is suggesting. What an A-hole to say that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:03 AM Flag
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that's actually not what you said at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:15 AM Flag
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A-hole. I know what I said. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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apparently not, potty mouth. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 10:36 AM Flag
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I'm rubber you're glue. What ever you say bounces off me and sticks to you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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That's absurd. If I wake up my kids in the morning, it's a disaster. Much better to let them wake up naturally. If you toy with the bedtime routine you will find a way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:29 PM Flag
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What if they don't naturally wake up within the time frame needed to get them dressed, fed and off to school? Are you going to let them sleep in and just get a late pass on those days that they didn't wake up in time? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:44 PM Flag
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The couple times it happened, it was because we were out late the night before. We just took a cab to school and dc ate cereal bar on the way. Not ideal, but not a big deal two or three times a year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:47 PM Flag
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You see not only do I need DC to be on schedule for himself, I need him to be on schedule for me. I am a working mom and I don't think my manager would understand that I was late that day because I was afraid to wake my precious child up early. I think my child is learning life habits from me regarding the importance of punctuality. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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