What time should children (ages 6-10) go to bed on a school night?

Question

Have spent 6 yrs trying to get kid to bed by 8.30 pm at latest but have no luck..........usually asleep by 11.00 pm but means I don't get to bed usually till just after midnight only to have to be awake 5-6 hours later 'cos she is awake.
So much lost sleep!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Yeah I would say 8 or 830. Time to put your foot down.

Answer 2

Children of this age need at least 10 to 12 hours sleep a night. To get them to do this start the bedtime earlier & earlier so they don't really notice that it isn't 11pm.

Say he first night put them in bed at 10pm & let them read for 30 mins. Then the second night make it 9.30pm & read for 30 mins within a week you will have them down to 8pm & reading for 30mins which will help with their school work as well as getting them to relax before bed.

If they still want to stay up by doing this take the cords for the tv & anything that they like to play with & you go to bed. Put the cords in a save place in your room. They will have nothing to do but go to bed.

Also make sure dinner is no later than 6pm so they have time to digest some of it before going to bed or they will be tossing & turning half the night.

Answer 3

It really depends on what you feel is a right time for her to go to bed. All my children go to bed at 7.30 allowing them an hour before they go to sleep. Sometimes they cry and have tantrums but I just persist. How old is your daughter? Does your daughter seem tired during the day, or is she quite active. A child should have at least 8hrs of beauty sleep. But thats just an average. If she is waking up so early it could mean that something may be wrong, like sleep apnea, but it could be just her and that is all the sleep she needs.
A suggestion to make her go to bed at a normal time for a child would be, being harder on her at bed time. Have a set time and stick to it. Dont give her anything to have in bed and be strong, never give in, even if she starts screaming and crying etc. If you find that what ever you are doing is not working, then my advise is to go and see your local GP. good luck

Answer 4

I did a bit of research to find out why our son was having so much trouble in school and it was interesting to find out that it was due to the lack of sleep. Children between 6-10 need at least 8 hours of sleep and children between ages of 10-19 need at least 10 hours of sleep a night. Studies have shown that children that don't get enough sleep have a lack of attention and also develop behavioral problems more so than those children that get the recommended amount of sleep. I hope this helps. Hope you catch up on your sleep.

Answer 5

hi there i take it you have tried everything in the book well,i hope this might help with things ......ever used the sticker system ......what i did was draw a picture of a house and got my daughter to help .....right from the start the whole idea is you want them to get into the ides that the house needs stars as the background has to be dark as it is night time and if youre really good and do ,say ......have a bath and get ready for bed by say 7.30 pm then you can put a star on the picture and tomorrow if you go to bed and dont have a carry on then you get to put another star on in the morning and when you have put on ten stars there is a suprize for you ......that bit can be anyrthing you want to do ,go out ,there favourite dvd ,a comic what ever you want ....the whole idea is they are working towards there 10 stars ......and this does work if however they play up then no stars on that chart or picture and let them know that you will not put up with this nonsence ,also add that they where doing so well and ask them if they are going to stop it and be good ,it is again letting them know that they where doing really well and that could do the trick and get it all back on track .......i hope this idea works for you as well as it did for me ....good luck and i hope you can catch up on some sleep .....take care xx

Answer 6

Maybe she is not getting enough activity or exercise during the day? Try getting her involved in some sort of sport or sign her up for a gymnastics class. Just find something that she is interested in that will get her moving and I guarantee she will be ready for bed by 8:30 and sleep until 7. If nothing else get out with her everyday and go ride bikes together.

Answer 7

Children go to bed when parents make them. if they dont want to go to bed, oh well... If you tell your kids to go to bed at 8:30 and they cry, give them something to cry about, then make them cry in bed.

But to answer about good times, 6 is about 1st grade, so 8 to 8:30 is good, 10 is about 5th, so 9 or 9:30 is good. You may want to starting at 6th grade let them stay up a little later each school year. so like 6th up till 9:30, 7th 9:45, 8th 10: 9th, 10:30, then by 10th grade, kids should be able to make thier own bed time. then reinforce bed times if they get introuble

Hope i've helped

Answer 8

I had problem with this with my dd when she was younger they actually had to put her on colodine to help her sleep at night.
once she turn 6 I had her evaluated for Adhd which she has, and is now on med for. now she 8 and doing good, her bedtime is asleep by 9, we give my kids 15 to go to sleep if their still playing around then we make them go to bed 30 minutes earlier
and if there still up at 9 30 they go to bed at 8, also try laying them down to watch a favorite show at 8 or 8:30 and lights of at 9 if they don't go to sleep in 15 min then no tv the next night.
good luck..

Answer 9

now that school is at an end for summer my son who is 6 goes to bed at 9. But when he had school he wouldnt go to bed till 11 some times, what worked for us was put them in bed at 7:30 they will get bored just laying there and go to sleep. for the first few nights you have to tell them to stay in bed but after that they will catch on and stay in bed and be asleep by 9. It really works.

Answer 10

Every child is different, and you can't force kids to actually sleep if they are not tired. But having said that, you CAN make them go to their rooms at a certain time. A six-year-old should probably be in his/her room by 8:00 or 8:30. Let him play or read in there, but no television. The ten-year-old should probably be in his/her room by 9:00 or 9:30. Let them be responsible for their own sleep, but do insist on regular "room time." This way, you can go to bed at an earlier hour yourself, and everyone will feel better in the morning.

Answer 11

Both my kids go to bed at 8 during school, weekends or holidays its 9 no later no excuses, You are the mother put her in bed close the door and put the nigh light on, you have to get more rest otherwise you will burn out, Set the rules and no changes, they can only tantrum for so long then they give up. But be strict and good luck