I’ll wake up early, have a cup of coffee in peace, and get ahead on my work before the kids are even up. I’ll get so much done!”After all, tons of helpful work-at-home guides and productivity gurus advise ambitious parents to do just that. Getting up early is the “key” to getting stuff done. You’re not doing anything wrong if your kids wake up every time you try to get up early. Every single day I fight a battle to get up early and hope none of my kids decide to wake up early too.