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School night bed time?
| Tue, 09-04-2007 - 9:25pm |
What is a reasonable bedtime for a 14 year old? My son is starting high school this week. He thinks he's too old for an early bedtime, but he has to get up by 6:15am! What time does your 14 year old go to sleep? How does it work for you / them?

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My DD16 doesn't have a specific bedtime, but she has a set wake-up time. My only expectation (and it's a firm one) is that she needs to be able to wake up on time and get to school on time. Tell your son that he doesn't need a bedtime set by his parents if he can demonstrate that he can wake on time and have enough energy to do well in school. Not everyone needs the same amount of sleep - but it is important that he learn to take responsibility for getting enough sleep.
Interestingly for my DD - she's realized that, like me, she needs a good night's sleep. She's often in bed by 10, and usually asleep by 11. I've never had to tell her to go to bed (or at least never had a fight about it) on a school night.
Sue
My ds16 doesn't have a set bedtime, and hasn't for a long time. He usually is up until 11:00, but he doesn't have to get up until 7:15am. He's really good about going to bed when he's tired, regardless of the time. I've seen him in bed asleep by 9:30 if he's tired. He usually heads off to his room by 10:00pm to listen to music or watch TV.
Once my kids got to high school, I pretty much let them pick their bedtimes, but insisted that they get enough sleep to get up and be ready for school in the morning.
My sophomore had to be in bed at 10 last year and I said the same for this year
I was actually more lenient with the older two although Im confident we started high school with a set bedtime. Im pretty sure I let it go junior year as long as they were able to get up in the AM with just their alarm
Probably most important thing is getting all the goodies out of their room. My soph has to turn in his computer keyboard at 10. For other kids it might be a cell phone.
Connor is a freshman this year. He has to get up at 5:45 am (Needs to actually be at school at 7am). He usually turns lights out around 9 pm. We have no set bedtime for him, as he has always chosen to go to sleep at a reasonable hour. Some days it's as early as 8:45 and others it's closer to 9:30. It all depends on how tired he is. He's always up, dressed and bed made before breakfast in the am. Breakfast is typcially served at 6:15 am.
stacy
All good points of view and although I like kids picking
their own bedtime,I know that wouldn't work in my house,LOL.
My 13 year old thinks he should stay up until 11 but itsn't
enough sleep.We aim for being in his room by 10pm although
he often will push the limit.He also doesn't have a tv in his
room,so he is a good reader,and I think the no tv thing is a
part of that.
Shelley
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