資料來源：註冊教育心理學家彭智華
家長即使未到十居其九，也有十居其七八也想孩子讀上午班。孩子和家長一起起床，一起出門上班上學，也可以午睡，學習比較好。基本上，大家對讀上午班的期待會高一點，但是會遇到甚麼問題呢？
但是幼兒，特別是K1或N1的小朋友的睡眠時間可能多一些。因此，早上起床時可能產生不少情緒問題。在這情況下，家長即使不情願，也應讓孩子讀下午班。不是因為你申請不到上午班的學位，而是刻意申請讀下午班，原因是甚麼呢？
原來夫婦二人很晚下班，可能7時後才回家，然後跟小朋友玩到12時。親子時間是很寶貴的，你覺得學習時間重要，還是親子時間重要？第二天早上可以睡到11時，其實跟午睡沒有分別。因為由晚上12時睡到早上10時，足足10個小時。換句話說，就算沒有午睡，也可以有足夠的睡眠質素，還有充足的親子時間。
Source : Registered Educational Psychologist, Pang Chi Wah
Even if approximately seven to eight out of ten parents prefer morning classes for their children, some may still opt for afternoon classes. When children wake up and leave for school together with their parents, they can take naps, which may lead to better learning. Generally, there are higher expectations for children attending morning classes, but what issues might they encounter?
However, young children, especially those in K1 or N1, may have longer sleep times. Therefore, they may experience emotional issues when getting up in the morning. In such cases, parents should choose afternoon classes for their children, even if they are reluctant. It’s not because you couldn’t secure a spot in the morning class but rather a deliberate choice.
The reason for this choice might be that both parents finish work very late, possibly returning home after 7 p.m., and then spend time with their child until midnight. Quality family time is precious. Do you value study time more or family time more? Sleeping until 11 a.m. the next day is not much different from taking an afternoon nap, as it amounts to a full 10 hours of sleep from midnight to 10 a.m. In other words, even without an afternoon nap, there is enough sleep quality and sufficient family time.
如果申請入讀上午班，而孩子又不願起床，將來就要循序漸進地適應。可能由10時起床，慢慢到9時半、9時、8時半，還有叫他起床時是有數個技巧的。曾經有一個個案，叫他起床時不是叫醒他的腦袋，而是叫醒身體，包括按摩腳部、叫醒腳部、叫醒肚子、叫醒背部，然後叫醒手腳。再加上充足的光線，拉開窗簾，再開電視機，然後加上早餐的氣味，最後才叫醒他。如果有喜愛食物的氣味，香噴噴的話會更容易令孩子起床。
If you’ve applied for morning classes and your child is unwilling to wake up early, they will need to gradually adapt. This adaptation can begin with waking up at 10 a.m. and gradually moving to 9:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and 8:30 a.m. There are also several techniques for waking them up. For instance, there was a case where instead of waking up their head, they woke up the body. This involved massaging the feet, waking up the feet, waking up the abdomen, waking up the back, and then waking up the hands and feet. In addition, providing ample light by pulling back the curtains, turning on the TV, and introducing the smell of breakfast can help. If there’s a favorite food aroma, it’s even easier to get the child out of bed when it smells delicious.
家長要有兩手準備，一方面不要必然覺得上午班才是好，另一方面如果因為某些原因要讀上午班，起床的時間加多些循序漸進的步驟，以及多感官的刺激，令他最後才是以意志醒來。因為最擔心他的意志醒來，但身體未同步，就會非常辛苦了。
Parents
should be prepared on both fronts. On one hand, they shouldn’t automatically
assume that morning classes are the only good option. On the other hand, if for
certain reasons, they choose morning classes, they should add more gradual
steps to the waking-up process and provide multi-sensory stimulation to help
the child wake up through their willpower. This is because the concern is that
if their willpower wakes up but their body isn’t synchronized, it can be very
challenging.
