To tell 9yo DD & friends it's time to sleep at 1am (bday sleepover)

[Yamyam13]

I feel like a bit of a party pooper but 9yo DDhas 2 friends over for a sleepover fpr her bday. They got into bed etc around10ish and I said they can stay up chatting, no pressure to go to sleep right away but from midnight have been
Suggesting they go to sleep. One of them has fallen asleep but my DD and other friend are still awake and making excuses. This doesnt surprise me as my DD has always been a night owl, even on a normal day.
But it's nearing 1am, Am I being a real party pooper by putting my foot down now? DD's friend gave me a very disappointed look.. she is a sweet heart but declared early on in the day (they've been here since early afternoon ) that they weren't going to sleep at all tonight. Part of the reason I am putting my foot down is that I am a very light sleeper and can't sleep til they're asleep... and I'm not feeling 100%..
Cant do ear plugs as dont feel comfortable not being able to hear them at all.

100% reasonable.... they'll be a nightmare tomorrow if you don't

My DH used to just stand quietly in the middle of the room at 1 am or so if there was still chatting, having told them this is what he would be doing - didnt take long for five or six tweens to go to sleep....

I think it is fine at 9. DD is 11 and one of her friend's Mum's doesn't allow the chat beyond 12, if necessary she will sit on the landing outside the door telling them to stop talking. This Mum asks me to stick with the midnight rule as she says it ruins the girl's week if it is later. The girl rises at 6am regardless of what time she falls to sleep so I can see the Mum's point but my DD will sleep in until 10, 11 so it is not as bad IMO!

Oh i like that idea of just standing there in the middle of the room til hey go to sleep!
They got off around 1.30 but are now up again (7am)
My DD would normally have slept in til late but that partner in crime of hers is always up as early as she can be which is another reason why i wanted them to go to sleep..0
Sleepovers eh! Once or twice a year only!! 😂

For future. I would put earlier lights out and bed rules. For 9 year olds probably 10pm latest all in bed, and 10.30pm/11pm lights and and sleep

I went and hushed dd & her mates at quarter to 1 recently. They had just woken me up and I was working next day I was unimpressed. As I told them to be quiet, my dd said to her friends "see, I told you". They were fine. Bunch of teens,but a fab bunch.

Group sleepovers are the stuff of nightmares!