Posted by fallsfall on February 19, 2004, at 8:42:58
In reply to Re: Teenager late (AGAIN) for school » Tootercat, posted by Karen_kay on February 18, 2004, at 13:09:43
Karen,
"Not being morning people" DOES run in our family (both parents and all 3 kids). Her sister had a real issue with being tardy which was resolved in Middle School when I made her walk to school once (1 1/2 miles) when she missed the bus. The same technique didn't work on Youngest, though.
I think that the "Not being morning people" tendency has influenced me to see this as a question of willpower - which it may still be. The causes that other people mentioned are worth researching, though - because if you add those to "NBMP" syndrome it would be pretty hard to get out of bed!
I've found that if I get too aggressive with her in the morning that she dissolves into tears and moves even slower.
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