Two of their kids are Larks. The third is an Owl. The Carsons ran the same morning routine for all three — early wake-up, breakfast together, out the door by 7:30. Two of them thrived. The third fought it every single day. For years they assumed it was attitude, discipline, motivation. It wasn't. His circadian architecture is shifted later. His clock genes push him toward a later rhythm. They were asking him to perform at his biological low point every single morning.
What changed
"We rebuilt his routine around how he's wired. Later start, homework shifted earlier, no more battles about bedtime. The school calls stopped. Mornings are calm now. Same kid. Different operating manual."