Just wondering what people do at bedtime for their kids aged 11 and over. Do you say good night to them and then expect them to take themselves up to bed, read for a bit and then put their light out (maybe after a quick reminder)? Or do you say goodnight to them once they're in bed at lights out time?
I am getting really fed up as bedtime is pushed to beyond 9.30 at not being able to just sit down and relax for the evening, but having to put it off until we've said goodnight in my sons' room, invariably one decides to go to the toilet, and then it's a case of hanging around for ages. There's less time to just relax in the evening than when they were babies and it seems ridiculous to me.
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maxo123 · 02/11/2013 23:16
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