My kids are 10&11 and bedtime is 9pm. It's occurred to me today that it has been 9pm for quite a while and now that they're older, it could potentially be raised to 9.30pm or 10pm.
Only thing that's confusing me is their current bed/morning routines, and whether I can just change things without them both having a knock-on effect as they are both have such different sleep patterns.
My 10 year old is a night owl and even with a 9pm bedtime, will never be asleep before 10pm; I just let her read or draw in her room until I tell her it's enough now. She's a right pain in the bum in the mornings though; have to call her about 5 times and she's a grumpy wee moo for a solid 45 mins.
My 11 yo will be asleep within minutes at 9pm. He would happily stay up later, doesnt get overtired or in a bad mood or anything, but is also content to just go to bed at 9 and go to sleep. He gets up fine in the mornings.
Am I overthinking it all? Also, the 9pm bedtime is as much for me as them as I cannot switch off for the night until everyone is settled and I can get comfy in my own bed and zone out from mum duty. The idea of adding an extra hour to my day is not a joyous one I must admit lol.