I have a 8 year old in grade 2 and a nearly 7 year old in grade 1. I used to try and get them to bed 7 to 7.30pm but now they are not getting to bed until around 8pm. Friday and Saturday nights they are allowed to stay up later to watch a DVD or if we go to friends' places etc. Just wondering what time other kids at this age are going to bed. They both wake around 6 - 6.30am.
2006-10-29 19:43:25 · 17 answers · asked by deedee 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I have a 12 year old, 6 year old and almost 2 year old all boys. They all go to bed at 8pm Sunday through Thursday. They get to stay up late on Friday and Saturday evenings because the two oldest don't have school. They wake up anywhere from 6am to 7am on school days and on weekends we let them sleep in.
2006-10-29 20:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by ddbach1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. As long as they are not dragging the next day they will be fine. I think in the summer 7 pm is a little early to be honest. It's still daylight outside and the other kids are still playing! I say if you want them both to go to bed at the same time, their bed time should be 8:00 pm. If you separate them the oldest should get to stay up until 8:30 and the youngest 7:30.
2006-10-30 14:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by billy f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 7 year old goes to bed at 9, but doesn't need to be awake until 7:15am. My 10 year old has a 9:30 bed time, and wakes up at the same time as her brother.
As long as they are getting enough sleep, and waking up fine, then the bedtime you have works fine for them.
2006-10-30 08:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is almost 8 now and she is allowed to stay up until 7.30pm but she must be ready for bed before this(in her PJ'S) and then i take her up and we have half an hour together before she has to turn the lights off!
my daughter is not a child who can cope with late night and if she has too many she gets ill very quickly, go with your gut feeling, you know your kids better than any body so keep up the good work if it works for you and don't worry about what anybody else does
2006-10-30 06:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by fred 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They need 12 hours sleep. I'd get them to bed by 7pm if at all possible. You'll be able to gauge how much time they need individually by their attitudes. If they are grumpy, not doing well in school, having a hard time waking up in the morning, these are all signs that they aren't getting enough sleep at night. Kids need to be on a set schedule.
2006-10-30 03:52:28 · answer #5 · answered by Daphne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi i got a 10 and a 8 year old they boyh go to bed around 8.30pm and both wake up around 7am fridays and saturdays they stay up later.
2006-10-30 03:49:13 · answer #6 · answered by davo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 7 year olds go to bed at 7pm read till 7.30 then lights out. This is late enough for this age. I may make it 8pm when they are 9
2006-10-30 03:45:32 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids schedule has always been with mine. I have a 5 and 4 year old. They usually go to bed around 9PM and wake up around 7AM. We don't send them to their room until around 9 and they usually fall asleep soon after. They are kids so they will usually do what their bodies tell them to.
2006-10-30 03:49:38 · answer #8 · answered by me_laub 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my kids bedtime was 7 until they were about 8 then it moved to 8 but they didn't get up that early. I wil tell you I missed out on some social occassions so that my kids would get there rest. They were never sick and rarely grumpy. well worth missing things. May not be popular but it worked for me.
2006-10-30 03:47:59 · answer #9 · answered by justcurious 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 if they wake at 6.30 but because they are growing up there imune system is as well so if they feel tired at 8 send them to bed at 8 just to make life easier
2006-10-30 05:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by craysha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋