I have a daughter who's nearly 3 and a son who is 4.5. At the moment they both go to bed at the same time, between 7 and 7.30. Son is constantly getting out of bed, jumping about etc. sometimes until as late as 9pm, although he settles down eventually. They share a room, and daughter does fall asleep without much trouble despite son's noise.
We were out today and had a late dinner, which means they've only just gone to bed, and son seemed to go down much better than usual. I'm now wondering if we're just trying to put him to bed before he's ready, and thinking about moving his bedtime to 8pm and leaving daughter's as 7pm. That way, she gets a chance to fall asleep without him disturbing her, and he might be more tired when he goes up.
I've got two concerns about this. First, I wonder if it's going to put him to bed will disturb her if she's not already asleep by 8. More importantly, I don't know if 8 is a reasonable bedtime for a 4YO or if it's too late. Any advice?
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RobotGoat · 28/10/2017 20:07
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