I had the sleep schedule you describe until my first child. Now, I'm opportunistic. Generally I get up at 7 or so, because a certain someone makes sure no-one s

I had the sleep schedule you describe until my first child. Now, I'm opportunistic. Generally I get up at 7 or so, because a certain someone makes sure no-one sleeps past that. It's fine, now. But at rare times the little one is away with grandparents, and then the sleep rhythm rapidly returns to night-owl mode. But my point is, I think maybe parents are a bit unsympathetic to the optimal sleep patterns of their children because those same children have spent years teaching the parents that sleep is a luxury you have limited access to.