Biker mice from Mars anyone?
Back to the OP's point...
My son is 6. He knows how to tell the time and so knows not to leave his room before 7. If he gets up earlier, he reads/draws/plays at his desk until it's time to get up (he's rarely up before 6.30). No TV/tablet in his room so that's not an option.
My daughter is 4 and can't tell the time yet, so just calls out when she wakes up. We're usually the ones waking her up though - she likes her sleep!
When they're a couple of years older, I wouldn't have a problem with them going downstairs and watching some telly, but only at the weekends, and not at silly o'clock.
Back to the OP's point...
My son is 6. He knows how to tell the time and so knows not to leave his room before 7. If he gets up earlier, he reads/draws/plays at his desk until it's time to get up (he's rarely up before 6.30). No TV/tablet in his room so that's not an option.
My daughter is 4 and can't tell the time yet, so just calls out when she wakes up. We're usually the ones waking her up though - she likes her sleep!
When they're a couple of years older, I wouldn't have a problem with them going downstairs and watching some telly, but only at the weekends, and not at silly o'clock.
Although a neighbour downstairs had a tv and and once in a while I sneaked in to watch Popeye with their kids.