Comments on: Bedtime

By: Dena

Dena — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:57:43 +0000

My son is 8 1/2 and is very good at adding extra time to our bedtime routine. He always waits until I shut off the light and shut the door before he calls out, “Mom…” I have started making a mental note of these things that cannot wait another minute to be handled. I try to anticipate these requests and fill them before we get to the end of our routine. Sometimes when I’m really on my game, he gives me a sly grin and says, “Mom, how did you know?!” I give him the same sly grin and say, “Mom’s just know!”

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:56:06 +0000

Good question, I am the mother of 4 kids ages are 20, 13, 13 and 9. I did it by grade not age. Elementary bedtime was 8:30, middle school is 9:30. High school was 10:30pm, they need their sleep, and if they dont have set rules they dont take care of themselves.

By: Jane Miller

Jane Miller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:02:47 +0000

Yay Jessica! Parenting means keeping kids safe and healthy; getting enough sleep is a health issue–immune systems falter when the body is tired or stressed. When children are old enough or independent enough to make their own choices, they can pick unhealthy bedtimes if they want to. Until then, parents should…parent.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:19:32 +0000

Love and Logic. I might need a refresher course on that one, but good tip. That’s what my husband has been wanting to do for a while now, it just makes me cringe to think of her awake at midnight.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:59:10 +0000

I had a bedtime until I moved out of my parents house! I had to be in bed at 10pm all through High School! I was in sports so I usually ended up falling asleep before then anyway. Of course there were nights that I would be texting under my covers, but we could not have phone calls or be in the computer after 8:30pm and had to take showers and get ready for the next day. My parents were very strict but I wasn’t falling asleep in class either!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:35:47 +0000

If I remember correctly, the love and logic gurus say let them stay up until they go to sleep (as long as they are in their room and not bothering anyone). If they are tired in the morning, it will be their choice and their consequence. AFter a few days of that, they will adjust to make good choices on sleeping. Maybe its better to learn that now instead of during the junior high years?