Bedtime for a 6yold?

[lookingfoxy]

My ds certainly thinks im unreasonable, he is currently bathed and in bed about 1/2 hour ago.
Some children his age and younger are still out playing.
Schools on tommorow.
Is this too early?

It is not too early unless he is waking very early.Youcan't judge the parents of the other kids though- some need much less sleep than others.

I also have a ds who goes at 9 and up at 8 if I send him any earlier he just doesnt sleep and he ends up awake till 10 or 11. I was the same apparently DD on the other hand likes a early night and early morning. I worry about DS sleep so can I ask thoose whoose DC go earlier what time do they get up?

The kids next door to me (5.8 and 3.9) are never in bed before 9 and get up at or before 6 .

Whenever I go to the supermarket in the evening there are always young kids there at 9 and 10pm looking knackered. And more often than not they are with both parents so it's not a case of a single parent who has to take the kids along IYSWIM.

As a child I stayed up late because otherwise I woke vv early. Smart decision by my mum. So I can understand that it varies, and if they're up later but reading or doing something manageable in the house, that seems reasonable. But YANBU. The kids still out should be inside winding down for bed at least.

It's very difficult to find a balance when it comes to bedtime. I remember my mother always putting us to bed early and being very upset hearing the kids next door who were much younger than me, playing out. But these were the kids who did less well at school. Even so when you are young, you are oblivious to that. When my kids were six they went at 7pm often earlier if they were tired. I am strict about bedtimes, but not nearly as strict as my mother was.