Putting Kids to bed to early ?

[Harrysmummysarah1]

Am I putting my kids to bed to early dd 7 is in bed by 7:15pm school nights? Dd 4 is not far in front at between 7:7-15am my parents say this is very early for children if their age especially my seven year old but I thought it was normal and it works for us? So why change it.
My ds 10 months however is a different story his asleep by 6 most nights as he will only take one proper nap!?

Not in this house

DS is 3 and he goes 6 - 6.30pm as he is shattered by then he goes straight to sleep.

DD2 is 5 she goes up about 7pm (6.30 if really tired) again is asleep within 15mins.

DD1 is nearly 9 and goes up at 7.30 and read till 8 then light off.

My children have always gone to bed earlier then their friends, but the are natural early risers. Just got dd2 and ds sleeping/staying in their rooms until 7am rather then waking me up at 5.30 - 6am.

If it works for you and your dc then leave it.

if it works for you then why change it? My two are 6 and 9 - the 9 year old goes to bed at 8.30pm and the 6 year old is in bed for 8pm. They stay up later at weekends.

Well its 10.41 and my ds is still up (not by our choice) he was suppose to be in bed by 6.45pm but his daddy didnt follow the routine (again) and as a concequence ds is not bounding around our bedroom after a week of me sleeping on the floor next to his cotbed trying to get him in his cotbed instead of our bed....so no your not putting them to bed too early what ever works for you!

My boys are 10 and 5. The younger one goes to bed at 6.30 while the older one goes at 7. They really do need their sleep and are so much happier if they have a full 12 (and a half) hours. They would happily have a later bedtime but we would all pay for it big time.

4yr old & rising 3yr old go upstairs together at 6.30, 2 stories & generally both asleep for 7pm.
They need 12hrs+ at this age.

Sounds about right. My two go anytime between 6.30 and 8.30 depending on activities etc. but a 'usual' night would be about 7. They're 8 and 5.

You ask if you are doing the right thing. If your kids genuinely need the sleep and fall asleep straight away without protest, then yes, you are!

If they packed off early to bed protesting so you and your DH can enjoy a kid free evening, then I would disagree.

We don't have our evening meal until 7 so wouldn't work for us.

It's the same time most children I know of that age go to bed.

I wish ours would sleep like that, the 3 + 5 yr old are rarely asleep before 8/8:30, but always up by 7, the 3 yr old is generally up by 6:30. Our nearly 8 yr old is generally up past 9, and a few times a week until 10, then awake again in time for school. She kept dh company to see in the New Year. They rarely seem tierd, they are generally up stairs having stories etc by 7:30 on a school night, but just won't go to sleep. We just leave them to read/ colour etc. If their bedtime works for you and them it's fine. I would say though that at that age I would expect some flexibility for a special occassion.

Don't expect your ds to be like them though, he sounds like dd1 (except she barely took any daytime naps), and still needs liittle sleep, unlike her poor parents!

It is not too early and it was about that time we sent our DSs to bed at that age. I well remember their school sending a letter home asking parents to make sure their children went to bed earlier as some children were going so late that they were clearly poo tired to concentrate in class.

IMO far too many children go to bed far too late.

Our chiuldren are in bed at 8.15 (aged 10 and 12) now on school nights. We let that out by 1 hour on non school nights.

Not to early at all!!! My DD, 3, is in bed by 6.30pm and asleep by 6.50pm, she generally wakes up at about 6.50am...though she had a big day at nursery yesterday and is only just waking up now!

children still apparently need 12hrs sleep a day for a long time. my ds (nearly 6) is an early riser so on school nights i try and have him in bed by 7-7.30pm. he is usually up between 6 and 6.30. going to bed later doesn't make him sleep later unless he has several late nights in a row and is exhausted.

My two will go right to sleep when put to bed so definitely needed.
My eldest goes to her grandparents every Friday and stays up to around 8:30 then on sat night at home she's asleep at around 8:30 come Sunday She's asking to go to bed at 7.
My near 4 year old goes to grandparents every other week she goes to bed with eldest 8:30 ish but Saturday night she's asleep about 7-7:30. Sunday night through to Thursday night 7pm.
Was just wondering what other people did as my mum calls it early but we won't be changing it it works .
My ds is a nightmare sleeper at the moment not like my dds were at his age

No, I think that's ok, I had two kids stay with me once who were seven and five who were like zombies by half past six. Poor little buggers, that's when I serve dinner!

Mine are nine and six and get sent between half past seven and half past eight.

Mine always went to bed early when they were under 10. I dont worry what others do but knew what worked for us. Even now I am strict on school night.

I read somewhere that for a childs body to cope with growing, remaining healthy and to work mentally at their optimum at school under 10s should be getting 11 to 12 hours sleep a night. No idea how real this is but mine always had 10 to 11 hours.

Ignore parents!!
My children USED to need alot of sleep.
Both in bed by 7pm.
Ds1(9) has recently changed. And begs not to go to bed at 8.30/9pm. And is regularly waking up at 4.30am. And is NOT tired. Is totally fine, during the day.has freaked dh and I out totally.
Go with what you are doing. Because it is working. No other reason needed.

It doesn't seem hugely early. It depends what time they need to get up in the morning too.

DS1 is 9 and goes at 8pm.

DS2 is 5 and goes at 7pm on a school night.

DS2 has always needed a lot of sleep compared to DS1.

Dd1 up at 7 for school so bed in 7 means 12 hours sleep.
Dd2 is also up at this time or 6:30 earliest even though she doesn't need to be but don't want to put her to bed later just so she sleeps in. She has breaky with her sister

7pm here for nearly 6 and 2 year Los. They need it. Both wake no earlier than 7.

my DD up till about 2.5 went to bed 7.30 and slept till 8am since then still goes to bed 7.30 to 8pm but now rarely if ever sleeps much past 6, sometimes i tihnk she is tired in morning I tried putting her to bed earlier and she she did go to sleep no problem but was awake at 5=5.30 so reverted to bed around 7.30 so by time stories read its 8pm now sleeps to 6.30 most days but no later sometimes up at 6pm. I really can't cope with her up earlier than 6 as at 3 not old enough to play downstairs by herself so bedtime is staying at about 8, maybe when she starts nursery next week she will be more tired if so will bring bedtime forward but only if she still sleeps past 6