To let my 7 year old stay up to watch the England game?

[moryn]

9pm kick off tonight, the first England game of the World Cup.

I have some great memories from the World Cup when I was a child. It’s once every four years…

Should I, or is it ridiculous?

Also beside the point but I've lost count of the amount of posters on this thread who have assumed the OP's child is a boy 😳

The arbitrary classism of 'Benidorm' combined with the baseless assumption that a holiday in Spain couldn't be a good experience, or involve family bonding time. And why is a trip to Boston to football only for fathers and sons?

You are the one being classist. You are the one making assumptions about people who go to Benidorm.

My point is that anyone can go and have family bonding time at Benidorm at any time. It's not an experience that might come round once in twenty years or more. And the vast majority of Scottish supporters in Boston are men and all the children I've seen have been boys.

I would let mine stay up if they asked but they haven’t, so we will be recording it and watching it in the morning when we get up. We’re getting up a little earlier and will watch it as if it’s the live match.

A 7 year old - definitely not.

12 year old - maybe if they wanted to.

So many girls are into football and play football yet my girl gets comments from boys who don't believe she plays. Just stupid.

I (am almost positive) was very careful not to assume. The most football mad child I know if my daughter’s best friend (who is a girl). No assumptions on my part!

I do object to " playing fucking bagpipes" as somehow injurious. 🙉

Ye cannae possibly say it made yer ears bleed @GreenCaterpillarOnALeaf, surely not 😉😁

They’re supposed to ward off evil spirits aren’t they? That could be part of the issue. 👹👹👹

It was also the early hours and it woke up DD2 who doesn’t seem to be a fan, probably because she’s inherited my demonic tendencies.

Yes why not, he might get tired or bored by half time and go to bed but if not it’s only a one off

Yes. It's a treat, not something regular.

I would let them stay up. Or in other games, if it was a middle of the night kick off, I would say that they could set the alarm for 6 am and watch before they watch the news (that is what I am doing).

What I would insist on is that they are completely prepared for school. Uniform ready, school bag packed and lunchbox at the ready. You are then allowing them to have fun but also teach a bit of responsibility. If it goes pear shaped tomorrow morning you know what to do next time.

I can't stand football and won't be watching any of it....lol

#everydaysexism - we're all guilty 😀

My DS is now older bit yes I would have let him stay up at 7 for this

but then I love watching sport and have fond memories of my Dad taking me out to see the European Football finals backin the late 70s - we got a bus there and back with fish and chips to eat on the way home -very fond memories

I'm not bothered about the footie, although I do get more into it later in the tournament. I have, however, the best memories of being allowed to stay up to watch Torvill and Dean the night they got all the sixes for 'Bolero'.

If he's really into it, I'd let him.

He will be absolutely shattered the rest of the week at school. Definite no.

One of my sons was 7 in 2002 and he can remember being allowed to stay up for England matches ( even if he bailed out by half time ) it was definitely somewhere with a huge time difference. Children have amazing memories ! Fair to say he was not affected long term by a few late nights !

Absolutely. These moments mean so much to children.
Just agree that he tells you if he is tired and needs to go to bed.
One offs like this are so special.

It's a one off. Yes he'll be tired tomorrow but when he's older, he'll remember being able to stay up and watch England in the World Cup 😊

Again, another 3 posters assuming the OP is talking about a boy! 😁

Guilty! Soz

Nah wait for the actual World Cup next year!

Go for it
It only comes round every 4 years.
No doubt you will get the perfect parents on her tutting and explaining that darling araminta daffodil pistachio goes to bed at 8pm whilst listening to mozart and going over Russian grammar
Have a great night

Why oh why did you even click on this thread, let alone bother to post?

Of course
just make it clear that school is still happening tomorrow regardless of the late finish and the results