Tantrums and early rises

I'm still feeling ok so I'm starting to feel a bit more relaxed which helps even more. 

We were up early this morning. 5:15am early. Why am I not used to these early rises by now? My son has always been an early riser. I had bought him a gro clock but it doesn't work for us. Bug understands the star means time for sleep and we set it every night. I've explained to him to stay in bed until the sun comes up but it's just a battle between 5:30/6 until the sun comes up. I set the sun for 7am so I don't feel like I'm being unreasonable. I think bug has a good bed time routine. Cuddles in for a story, sometimes he'll want to read me one, set the gro clock then tuck him in. He goes to sleep fine the majority of the time, he must just be an early riser. Oh, I've also tried keeping him up later but it makes absolutely no difference to the time he wakes up.  

Zzzzzzz

Bug still has a few screaming tantrums. Really high pitched screaming. Awful. I'm not sure what to do other than wait them out. I've tried having him sit in the hall until he stops screaming, tried to talk to him and calm him, comfort him, tried putting him into his bed until he stops. Nothing is making a difference. A few people have made comments regarding smacking him but that is absolutely NOT an option. I don't feel it will help and I do not want to hurt my child. Hopefully he will grow out of these screaming tantrums. Although when he starts a tantrum when we're out I'll tell him to stop or we'll go back to the car and he does normally calm down. Also, when people say to prevent them before they start is irritating because they come nowhere. Obviously if I knew how to prevent them I would. I always have things for him to do so it's not boredom either. 

Later this morning we're going to get bugs hair cut. It grows so fast, doesn't feel like all that long ago it was cut. Last time he was a star so I'm hoping he cooperates again! After that I just need to pick up a few things and then will probably go for lunch.