bedtime routine/bedtime?
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bedtime routine/bedtime?
| Mon, 12-22-2008 - 2:20pm |
Hi everyone, I've been reading for a while and decided to post. I have a 13 son and recently we have decided to let him choose his bedtime, as long as it was before 10 or 10:30. Well, of course he is pushing it to 10:30 every night and is tired in the AM and its making me rethink how much sleep he needs. He also wants to take his shower at 10:20 and get ready for bed in the last 10 minutes before bedtime---which is just crazy because my husband and I go to bed at 10:30. So we make him get ready for bed earlier now---which he doesn't like of course.
Do your kids still have a nighttime routine at this age or do you let yours choose their own schedule (shower, PJ's, etc.)?
What is a "reasonable" bedtime for a 13-year-old who needs to get up and be at the bus stop at 7:15 am?
Do your kids still have a nighttime routine at this age or do you let yours choose their own schedule (shower, PJ's, etc.)?
What is a "reasonable" bedtime for a 13-year-old who needs to get up and be at the bus stop at 7:15 am?

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My ten-year-old has to be ready for 6:45, so she goes to sleep by 8:30 & is up @ 6.
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My almost 13 yo is in bed by 9:30 nightly. He has to be up at 6:30 to get ready for school.
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I have 3 younger kids, and my oldest is 10. They all have to be in bed between 8 and 8:30 on school nights. I'm a little more lax with the 10 year-old, but not much. I let him read in bed for about 20 minutes or so. He's notorious about pushing the limits of bedtime (always has been), so often he is not asleep until closer to 9:30, which is not good. He's never been a great sleeper.
I realize this doesn't help you much since your DS is 13.