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Advice from You Something that works for me is Need more help?
Dear American Girl, getting out of bed the moment my Check out these books
I have trouble waking up mom wakes me up. If I don’t let full of great advice!
each morning. My mom will myself linger in bed, I’m not tempted
wake me up, and I’ll tell her to close my eyes again.
I’m awake, but then I fall -Carina
asleep again. How can I stay
awake in the morning? One solution is that every time you
get up right away, you can put a
marble in a jar. When the jar is full,
You could ask your mom to hand you you can treat yourself to something
a cold washcloth to rub on your face. special.
That should wake you up! -Ella
-Nicole
Get an alarm clock but keep it far
Think of three things that you are away from your bed. When the alarm
looking forward to that day when rings, you’ll have to get out of bed to
your mom wakes you up. Then you turn it off.
will be excited to get up for the day. -Stella
-Jami
Try going to bed earlier. I was tired in
As soon as your mom wakes you up, the morning, too, until I figured out
try sitting up, stretching, and giving that I needed more sleep. I feel a lot
her a big hug to get out of bed. better now.
-Anna -Lauren
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