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What age was your child when u let them stay up late to see in new year

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PeanutButterLovey · 31/12/2018 15:06

DH and I are debating whether to let DS7 stay up for the bells. What age were your children when they started getting to stay up to see in new year?

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PoutySprout · 31/12/2018 16:38

Top tip somebody gave me once was if you are just at home, set all the clocks an hour or two fast so they think they're staying up until midnight but really it's only 10pm.

No fireworks at 10pm though.

Hellokittymania · 31/12/2018 16:43

I always have been and still am a night owl, so I think from age 7 up I always stayed awake until much later than midnight on New Year's Eve… I had to take a nap when I was younger, but even that stopped at around seven or eight I think. My mother just gave up on i'm trying to make me sleep.

FreezerBird · 31/12/2018 16:46

Mine are 10 and 14 and have never stayed up - but then DH and I don't usually either.

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sweetkitty · 31/12/2018 16:49

From about 5 or 6 I think

Redcrayonisthebest · 31/12/2018 16:58

My ds surprised me age 3, we'd gone to a party at a friend's house in the understanding that I would tuck him into somebody's bed or take him home once he started to get ratty or play up. He was impeccably behaved and lasted until 12.30pm.
Haven't repeated that the last couple of years due to illness but am hoping he'll be ok tonight (aged 6)
Same deal as last time though, I'm happy to go home if he's not managing.

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PeanutButterLovey · 31/12/2018 17:11

Thanks everyone for the comments. We are having a few friends over so I think we will just see how it goes. Hope you all have a lovely evening

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BlaaBlaaBlaa · 31/12/2018 17:18

My 4 year old has seen every new year in. He's got some sort of radar that picks up on the fact it's a party night so we don't even bother trying to get him to sleep now. We just let him enjoy the party and have a chilled day tomorrow

HexagonalBattenburg · 31/12/2018 17:43

Mine haven't as of yet - no idea if they will this year or not as they're spending it with their grandparents... I suspect nanna will be a soft touch and let them try to do it... so they'll zonk out by about 7.30pm as DD2 is 95% sloth!

LadyOfTheFlowers · 31/12/2018 18:36

Can't remember what age, but whenever they wanted to.

Val87 · 31/12/2018 22:17

Mine is 7, I’ve told him he can stay up since he was 5 but he only manages until 10pm!

notangelinajolie · 31/12/2018 22:20

No age restrictions. If they were able to stay awake then it was fine. It's just one day a year. Why not!

IceniSky · 31/12/2018 22:23

DD 7. For last few years we stick her mattress in our room and watch TV and have snacks till midnight. Sleep over!

3boysandabump · 31/12/2018 22:23

We all camp out in the sitting room on NYE so they've done it since birth. Never made it to midnight yet but I think 8 year old ds will this year

jessstan2 · 31/12/2018 22:36

Always kept them up but sometimes would curl up on the sofa and sleep. Bless. Those were the days.

There are no hard and fast rules. Your little one will let you know if he wants to go to bed but he'll probably enjoy it. I used to have a neighbour who went first footing with her children at new year. They had a lot of fun.

Have a really good time .

Rockbird · 31/12/2018 22:54

My two were about 5 or 6 when they started to get interested in staying up. They're 6 and 10 now and determined to be awake at 12. I'm determined to be asleep so it's down to DH

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PeanutButterLovey · 31/12/2018 23:03

Just gone 11pm and he's still awake. I'm very surprised as his bedtime is usually 8.30pm!

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corythatwas · 31/12/2018 23:55

Mine were kind of just around from toddlers, fell asleep on somebody's lap or under the table, not a big deal. But then I'm from a culture that would also take toddlers to a wedding and let them fall asleep under the table.

Redcrayonisthebest · 01/01/2019 01:02

Five kids at our party, aged 2-6 all were well behaved, no tears or tantrums and none of them looked remotely like falling asleep!!

Sarahandduck18 · 01/01/2019 01:13

Whenever they’ve wanted to.

I wouldn’t force them to bed if they wanted to stay up.

user1463178569 · 01/01/2019 01:23

Sent ours up to bed (9 & 10 year old girls) at 8.30pm (later than usual). Both came downstairs 'needing the toilet' very giddy at 11.45pm x we let them watch the fireworks on BBC & then straight back off to bed. Don't have anything other than cooking our roast dinner tomorrow so lie in will definitely be happening lol

Titsywoo · 01/01/2019 01:26

7 for dd but 5 for ds as he would have kicked off if he couldn't stay up with us! Now 14 and 11 and dd will be up later than me. Ds and I are already in bed.

Christmasfairy07 · 01/01/2019 01:30

DD10 stayed up tonight & it was a big mistake! She does tend to be very restless & often doesn’t go to sleep til late anyway so we thought it would be ok but it really wasn’t. Argumentative doesn’t cover it!

Huffahouse · 01/01/2019 02:47

8 kids ages 3-15 were charging around our house until 2am. Loads of fun had by parents and kids - now here's hoping we get a decent lie-in!

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