Need… More… Sleep…

Does anybody else have a kid like this?

We keep a pretty strict routine with our son, Jacob.  Tubby around 7:30pm and in bed at 8.

Mom and dad both start pretty early, so we like to have the whole family up and ready to go on-time!

I get you don't want to have to go to school... I don't want to go to work, either.  And yet, every morning I have to lift my son out of bed and lug him down the stairs.  I plop him on the couch and me and mom stuff on his shoes and brush his teeth.  Then we beg him to stand up so we can get going.

Sounds like the normal kid, right?

The strange part is, on his days off... (the days mom doesn't work), he doesn't start school until 8:15am... so you'd think he'd sleep in a bit, right?

WRONG!  The kid is up at 5:15am every other morning, yelling from his bed, "Mom... Dad... can I play on my tablet now?"

We're starting to think about keeping him up a bit later.  What's your take on this?  Any suggestions?  Drop them below and help make our mornings run a little smoother... or at least help get my wife another hour of sleep!

Thanks!

~CMF