Bedtime - My 3 Sons?
All three of my boys are still very immature but I was thinking about letting them stay up a little later. All three of them still have problems waking up in the morning, but aren't always tired when I put them to bed.
At 7:30 every night, I have all three of them get their jammies on unless it is bath night for one or two of them... depending on the schedule it can be a little later or earlier.
I have my 8 year old in bed at 8:00PM, the 11 year old at 8:30 and my 14 year old at 9 PM.
Do you think this reasonable?
Answer:
Sounds reasonable too me. My kids are 10 yrs old, 4 yrs old, and 17 months old. All are in bed at 8:00 every night.
that is completely reasonable in my opinion
yes, i think this is reasonable. you could MAYBE bump it back a 1/2 hour. maybe.
I think its a bit early..
My almost 11 year old daughter has a bedtime of 9:30pm. But this is based on a lot of things.
Her willingness to get ready to for bed her willingness to get up properly and on time for school (she has her own alarm clock).
Because she acts with maturity and does the things she is suppose to do she gets a later bed time.
I would explain to your 14 and 11 year old if he acted with more responsibility he could earn a later bedtime.
Now my 3 year old she also goes to bed at 9:30, but she is up every am at 6:30 with her 9:30 bedtime, at 7:30 she was getting up at 4:30am. groan!! lol
8PM for the 8 year old is reasonable depending on what time he needs to get up but you are making your older kids go to bed at little kid times. My 8 year old goes to bed at 9PM and wakes up at 7AM. My 12 year old goes to bed by 10PM and gets up at 7AM.
Most kids i know have a hard time getting up even with plenty of sleep.
i think u have ur 8 year old in bed at 9, the 11 year old at 9.30-10, and the 14 year old whenever he wants... or at 10.30
I think it sounds perfect. If they are having a hard time getting up, then they still need to go to bed when you are sending them. What about playing certain soft music while they are trying to fall asleep? After a while, your body is conditioned to go to sleep when you hear that music. I used to do that and even now when I hear the tape I made, I feel sleepy.
I have a 14 year old too and I just bumped his bedtime back this year to 9:30. I mean he is in high school. 9 seemed a little early. he stills awake every night until the same time (usually 10:30ish) but I haven't had any trouble waking him (at least not more than usual).
I think it is very reasonable. Most school age children need 10 hours of sleep a day. It also depends on how active children are as to how much sleep their bodies require. But if they are having a hard time waking up in the mornings, they may not be getting enough sleep even if they aren't acting tired. I would practice with bedtimes according to what time they get up over the school holidays. Also try setting alarm clocks in their bedrooms and having them wake up at the same time every morning, even on weekends. This will help to allow their bodies to set a natural clock and help them to get to bed and actually go to sleep. Also try opening the curtains up and allowing the natural daylight help to wake them up in the mornings. You might also try an herbal supplement of Melatonin with dinner which will help them to sleep better.
i have 3 boys also and a girl my boys are 11 10 and 8 and my girl is 5 her bedtime is at 8 then the 8 yo is 8:30 ,10yo 9 and my 11 yo is 10. but i never have a problem getting any of them up and the 3 still in elementary get up at 6 my 11 yo gets up about 7:30 8 he gets himself up with no problems . i think that maybe it is a bit early but if they are not getting up in the morning i would keep it until they do.
As an educator, that sounds super reasonable to me. I wish more parents would instill a good bedtime for their children. Lack of adequate sleep is the cause of SOOOOO many school problems! Kids need their sleep! If they are waking up earlier than usual or if they are begging to stay up later, then maybe shift it to later times.
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