Should a 12 year old have a bedtime?

Question

I have a 12 year old daughter and she insist on not having a bedtime. I dont know what to tell her. She has stayed up late before and not been cranky but I am not sure.

Answer 1

If she can control herself, I don't think she should need one, but you should/can tell her, when its time to sleep, like a limit. Because usually if you set something they're not happy with, they'll more than likely, not listen. Good Luck. =]

Answer 2

well i'm 13 and i've never had a bedtime why some ppl might be wondering well this is what happened everyone or almost everyone i went to school with had a bedtime but me so i told them when i was younger tht i wanted one and they said ok we'll try it for a week and if u like this bedtime thing then we'll keep it well i didn't so they said as long as i'm not grumpy and as long as i get up for school good in the morning then i wouldn't have to have bedtime.......i'd say tellur daughter tht she won't have a bedtime ne more as long as she gets up for school ok and isn't grumpy or cranky....my suggestion try wat i told u for a week or two and if she likes it and sticks with it keep it and if she starts getting cranky and grumpy and being late for school or missing the bus or w/e then ground her and make sure she knows y....it's not a matter of if ur kid thinks ur cool or uncool yes kids think its cool not to have abedtime but thts besides the point not giving ur child a bedtime lets them know u trust them in a different way and respect u so try it and if it don't work give he a bedtime of 11 or 11:30

Answer 3

YEP
can i just say that its disgraceful how kids act these days!
a 12 yr old should have a bed time! 9 pm i think!
i had a bed time and mst other teenagers my age 16-17 would of had a bed time at that age too!
they are way to young to be going out! and i noticed one girl said she stays out all night!
what kind of supportive parents let there kids do that!
trust me, if you love your kid do this give her a bedtime. 9 pm maybe 9.30 on weekends because she is only 12.
Your giving her a really big slack by not giving her one and if you start been strict on her now she will know who is the boss. Because let me tell you that by the time shes 17, if you were slack on her when she was 12 she will be a real wild child.

Answer 4

At 12 I went to mattress via 9. once I have been given into intense college, my mom and father enable me somewhat choose for my bedtime via fact i replaced into in charge sufficient to comprehend what time i mandatory to bypass to mattress to no longer be drained interior the morning. I in many circumstances bypass to mattress between 8-10 consistent with what I ought to do day after today. i could say between 8:40 5 and 9:30 could be stable for a 12 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous. 11 is a procedures too previous due.

Answer 5

well im 12 and i dont really have a bedtime. im really mature and i know how to go to bed when im tired. i usually dont stay up later than 11 or 11:30. on weekends i stay up as late as i want and i can sleep all day if i want, but im not your daughter so do what you think is best for her.

Answer 6

Personally, I think she should have a bedtime. Maybe 10:00-10:30. I'm 19 and when I lived at home, I had to be in bed by 10:30pm up until I went to college. Too long I think, but I think it's better to give children a bedtime especially on weekdays. Maybe on weekends you could allow her to stay up until 12am or 1am.

Good Luck

Answer 7

Ok make a reasonable time you see now I dont but when I was 12 I had to go to bed at 9:30 PM then wake up at 6:30 AM make sure that she is at least getting 8 hours of sleep. Trust me when you get under 6 hours what i tried you feel like crap and you perform worse in school.

An awake mind is a mind ready to learn. You'll be able to better absorb the info or so to speak.

THe answer is Oh yeah Yes if you care about your childs education.

Answer 8

Um I'm 13. I think for a week she should have no bedtime. See how she acts in that time frame. Sometimes kids ask for no bedtime but soon come back and ask for one again but i don't know your daughter

Answer 9

No... My children do not have a bedtime, I let them chose. But if they dont get up, in good spirits, i ask them to go to bed a little earlier that night. I dont inforce a bedtime and school night they are usually in bed before 10:30 ( they are 6, 15.)

On friday and saturday nights they are usually in bed before 11:00

By Letting them chose , I never have to fight with them, they feel like they are in control, and the feel good being able to chose whats best for them.

Answer 10

well i didn't like that idea when i was 12 so i bet she wouldn't either. when i was 12 i had to be in my bedroom by like 9:30 then i could stay up until like 10:30 in my room. but i had to be in bed by 10:30. but there was an hour time period that i could do anything i wanted. i could ever talk on the phone until 9:45. but to work up to that, i had to get up and get ready for school on time, and i had to get my chores done sometime during the week. then every week, if i did what i was supposed to, my parents added 10 or 15 minutes to how late i got to stay up and that was how they got my bedtime.

good luck....

Answer 11

She may not need a bed time, but make sure she gets great sleep, when you sleep it helps boost your immune system, and your development happens while asleep. Make sure she gets about 8 maybe 9 hours. At 12 she is starting to get to an age where she wants a little more control it is important to make her feel like she is not being treated like a little kid, but make sure she is not harming herself by not getting enough rest.

I think that kids should make a few decisions of their own as long as they are not harming any one... does it really matter what the color her/ his room is painted ... it makes them feel proud that they can a little more independent. Be sure to keep guiding them as they grow