Why are they doing this to themselves

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I work as a nanny. I am mainly live out but sometimes I am required to stay overnights and work overnights for up to a week at a time.

When I am overnights, usually there is still a parent there and I am usually helping for when a parent is not available.

Something I observed is that, these people are really not going to bed on time. Often it's around midnight and when there's a school term it's still the same time when they have to be up again early in the morning.

Sometimes there's so many after school activities or dinners out or whatever. Sometimes they are only ever coming in the door for about 8 or 9 at night. Then they have dinner and sit and watch TV. It's actually we'll after midnight often by the time they start going to bed. They are too tired in the mornings and breakfasts are rushed if they are even lucky to get breakfast.

Some times they are only sitting down to TV for 10 or 10.30 at night and I'm thinking it should be bedtime now. I think the late nights are just robbing from their mornings.

I just can't see why they are doing this to themselves. Staying up late and rushing in the mornings and not allowing a proper breakfast. I am getting the brunt end of the morning time moods.

This schedule was never in my original contract. My original contract stated the hours of 8am to 7pm but over time it evolved and changed and I helped out more.

I am seeing first hand. The teens are struggling to get up in the mornings and then the mornings are so stressful as well. Sometimes there's no time for breakfast or it might be toast in the car and I think that's wrong.

I think these teens should be in bed by 11 most nights but that's not happening. They are staying up til midnight even on school nights and by the time they get up from the couch it's more time to get into bed. I think it's too late. This is often the schedule during the school term too. It's too late at night. It's not fair on any of them but I never had a say in this either.

What is so important on TV that they need to stay up that late for it every night. I think the TV could be reduced mid week.

Are you paid overtime? If this is outside your contract AND impacting on your ability to work the next day it's not defensible, surely? They can fuck with their own well-being but not expect you to stick around until all hours just because they do.
Can you not negotiate a reasonable bedtime, OP?

It's about what happens to the brain on different amounts, as a rule.

We all vary but not really by that much.

You may not be functioning optimally but that doesn't meant you notice it.

I existed on 3-5 hours of sleep a night for 6 months and although I couldn't pinpoint any effects either way I am sure there were some.

What you describe is in normal range.

I don't get 8 either, even thought I am sure it's bad for me.

*there were times I experienced the night time procrastation and a huge burst of energy before bed.

I am also concerned for the family and for the two parents. It's a heart attack waiting to happening for one or the other of them and I don't want to see that. There's too much stress in the mornings and I think it sbecause they are not going to bed on time*

I think you need to just mind your own business and stop being so judgemental!

Are you a nanny for the teens babysitting whilst the parents are out? If you are tell them to go to bed, stop letting them watch telly till midnight.

I say that you must first book in the opportunity to sleep 10-12 hours a night and 3 proper meals a day. Then look at what is left for activities etc.
no point in piano lessons or kumon for an exhausted or nutritionally deprived child.

To be fair this is me.
It happens because I can't sleep. I can go to her at 10 but I won't fall asleep so I don't benefit from the extra sleep but start to get really grouchy that I am not having any time to do the things I enjoy.

I am just not a morning person and I struggle to set my brain off at night. If I could exist in society staying up until 1am but sleeping until 10 am I would be significantly happier

Thing is, the majority of what you're saying is absolutely nothing to do with you.

What does is the impact it's having on your life. If you have to stay up, get up early and take the brunt of tired people in the morning. Then you're within your rights to say you want to stick to your contract and no more overnights.